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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.
An exclusive interview with Father Gerard Jean Juste following his release from prison in Haiti, we’ll talk about the ongoing Haitian killing fields and the US-supported purge of democracy; plus, an on-the-ground report from Baghdad; and lauded activist and independent journalist John Ross on the changing tides in Latin American politics; and the Knight Report.
Our special correspondent Dahr Jamail in occupied Baghdad reports on the mounting resistance and US war crimes in Iraq; plus, Israeli snipers kill a four year old girl in Rafah; Kevin Pina reports on murders of street children in Haiti by the US backed Haitian police; and the Knight Report.
An in-depth discussion on art, politics and resistance with Salvadorean filmmaker Daniel Flores and Dr. Robyn Delugan of UC Berkeley; plus, the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish; and Flashpoints en Español takes a look at the 10 year anniversary of the Zapatista uprising in Chiapas with a speech by Subcommandante Marcos.
Today on a Special Thanks-taking Edition of Flashpoints: A look at the rights and struggles of native peoples of the Americas; we take you back to the Indian occupation of Alcatraz Island three decades ago; and poetry from Naomi Shihab Nye.
We continue our drumbeat coverage of the purging of the pro-democracy movement in Haiti by US-backed coup leaders; Kathy Kelly speaks on the suffering in Iraq and visions for justice and change; and the Knight Report.
Five thousand Anglo-American-led forces storm the area south of Baghdad as the US mainstream media continues its complicity in Bush’s war crimes; plus, how you can make a difference in Iraq right now; an Israeli Refusenik speaks out after a 21-month-long stint in prison following his refusal to serve in the occupation army; Greg Palast … Continued
Our special Iraq correspondent Dahr Jamail visits a refugee camp full of former residents of Fallujah, we’ll hear some of their stories; plus, how the New York Times and other corporate media sources rewrite Iraq history and misrepresent the facts; Illegal Israeli settlement expansion continues in the occupied West Bank while Israeli forces shoot a … Continued
Bush’s crusaders storm the eminent Abu Hanifa Mosque in Baghdad as Friday worshippers attend prayer services, our special correspondent Dahr Jamail shares his exclusive audio from inside the mosque during the raid; also, President Aristide issued an arrest warrant by the US-supported coup leaders of Haiti; Mumia Abu-Jamal speaks from Death Row on the Block … Continued
Dahr Jamail reports on the latest attacks in Iraq and the subsequent media repression; plus, an in-depth analysis with award-winning journalist Robert Fisk on the siege of Iraq, the war against truth and the consequences of US-led aggression; and exploited day laborers in California fight in court for basic civil rights.
Our special correspondent Dahr Jamail visits Iraqi children in the hospital, victims of American aggression that the Pentagon doesn’t want you to see; plus, As’ad Abu-Khalil on how the media plays into the open arms of the warmakers; an in-depth look at the mounting evidence of election fraud; we’ll talk about rebuilding the left-wing movement … Continued
