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An award winning front-line investigative news magazine focusing on human, civil and workers rights, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
In a dramatic, precedent-setting decision, a southern appellate court overturned the life convictions of the Cuban Five; also, Gold Star mother Cindy Sheehan faces arrest as she camps out at the Bush ranch, we’ll ask Sheehan what she wants to talk to the President about; Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez suspends drug fighting cooperation with the … Continued
We commemorate the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – the only use of nuclear weapons against a civilian population in wartime. We’ll feature an interview about a new documentary called Original Child Bomb about the real impacts of the bombing and how they were covered up for so many years. … Continued
Today, we’ll feature a segment on activists who are risking their lives to rescue migrants dying at an accelerating rate in the deserts as a result of new policies by Homeland Security; also, a California Assemblyman speaks out against the Governor’s special elections; headlines from the region, and Flashpoints en Espanol with producers of La … Continued
A phony investigation by the Haitian Coup Government accuses President Aristide of absconding with fifty million dollars; meanwhile Haiti’s killing fields continue to claim the lives of Lavalas leaders and supporters; plus a Congresswoman from Eastern Congo talks about her country’s struggle for self-determination in the face of IMF and World Bank repression; news headlines … Continued
A phony investigation by the Haitian Coup Government accuses President Aristide of absconding with fifty million dollars; meanwhile Haiti’s killing fields continue to claim the lives of Lavalas leaders and supporters; plus a Congresswoman from Eastern Congo talks about her country’s struggle for self-determination in the face of IMF and World Bank repression; news headlines … Continued
A report-back on the situation in Gaza as Israeli troops ready to lock down the strip into a prison camp for 1.5 million Palestinians; plus a round-table on the responsibility of journalists in this time of war – we’ll be joined by Bob Parry and Dahr Jamail; and from exile in Malibu, the Knight Report.
Bush goes through the back door with his United Nations appointment, is this one more big diversion from the Karl Rove scandal that might bring the entire administration down? Also, Bush’s Brain, we’ll feature an interview with one of the co-authors of the book and excerpts of the documentary film based on the book, Bush’s … Continued
A special live edition broadcast from New College in the hear of San Francisco Mission District. A special report focuses on the 3rd Annual Assembly of Day Laborers in New York, with college Renee Salsado. An update on the killing fields in Haiti with Kevin Pina. Discussion on the documentary "A Place Called Chiapas". Headlines … Continued
A new documentary about the US Government’s coverup of US Military deaths and serious injuries; also tonight, poets stand up for soldiers who refuse to serve – we’ll hear about a special benefit; and a summary of the week’s news from occupied Palestine.
Kevin Pina joins us for an update on Father Jean Juste who is in his fifth day of isolation in Haiti’s National Penitentiary. An uupdate on the Draconian Trade Plan called CAFTA. A dialogue with Flashpoints producers on Free Speech in times of War and Struggle. And from Exile, the Robert Knight Report.
