Today on the Show:A pandemic breakdown in the global economy. Also, a sobering look at the environment, dangerous nukes, and fracking. And the bailout of the airline industry so they can crisscross with empty planes. And an update on feeding the houseless with Keith McHenry of Food Not Bombs.
Flashpoints
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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.
The Latest Episode of The Election Crimes Bulletin w/ Greg Palast
Today on the Show: Feeding the folks who do the hardest work in this country, but will see none of the aid from the pandemic bailout. Also our weekly Election Crimes Bulletin with Greg Palast. And treasured Bay Area poet, Jack Foley, joins us for a mini reading for National Poetry Month.
A look At What’s Inside The Latest Recovery Bill
Today on Flashpoints: We take a look at what’s inside the latest recovery bill. Also, Trump is trying to block recipients from getting their fair share under the full cares act. And an update from Standing Rock, with Chase Iron Eyes,
Navajo Nation And The Pandemic
Today on the Show: Navajos devastated by the pandemic with more and more dying in isolation at home with little help on the way. Also Haitians lied to and abandoned by their government. And refugees and undocumented people go on life and death hunger strike at the Otay Mesa Ice jail in Southern Cal
The Current Pandemic and Bio-Warfare
Today on the Show: The Threat of the U.S. Government Driven Bio-warfare Arms Race. This Pandemic may or may not have come out of a lab, but there’s a good chance the next one will. Also, we’ll have a report about how federal agencies are doing little about the rise in anti-Asian hate, in response … Continued
Cruise Ship Employees Held Captive Update
Today on the Show As the Coronavirus ravages the globe, it’s seems a perfect time for the Israeli state to expand its already vast surveillance powers. Also as South Dakota is ravaged by multiple outbreaks of Covid19, we’ll got to Sioux Falls to get a report on the impact of hundreds of workers and their … Continued
Flashpoints – April 15, 2020
An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
Today on the show: South Dakota governor launches dangerous clinical trials to test the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine, in face of a massive outbreak in South Dakota. Meanwhile 438 workers are infected in one South Dakota plant.
Today on the show: Homeland security pepper sprays undocumented prisoners who resist potentially deadly exposures to COVID-19. Also, voting during a pandemic. Wisconsin in the aftermath And a critical care bailoutfor mainstreet in the face of COVID-19
Today on the show: We’’ll take a look at what’s happening in Seattle, where the pandemic first struck home. We’ll talk to an epidemiologist and environmental engineer about where we are on the testing front and why it needs to be ramped up. Terrified atomic workers warn that the COVID-19 pandemic may threaten nuclear reactor … Continued