Coming to you from the vigilant studios of KPFA in Berkeley California this is Flashpoints. First up, the Haitian press is reporting that this past Sunday at least thirty protesters were killed in Haiti by police and govt-sponsored gangs working together to squash protests demanding an end to the current govt and the resignation of … Continued
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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.
Rebroadcast of Flashpoints Earth Day 2019 Special
Today on Flashpoints: We rebroadcast our Earth Day Special: from Chernobyl to Fukashima to Three Mile Island. We spend the entire hour on the continuing deadly dangers of on-going nuclear radiation releases
Today on Flashpoints: National book award winning author and radical educator, Jonathan Kozol, calls Joe Biden out for his outright and ongoing active support of school segregation. And, outrage in the Latino community against concentration camps for child refugees, fleeing violence and poverty in Central America.
Flashpoints – June 21, 2019
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.
Trump Threatens Iran With All Out War
Today on Flashpoints: The US threatens Iran with an all out illegal war. We’ll speak with international lawyer and author, Francis Boyle about it. Also, the President of China visits North Korea after a 15 year hiatus. And we speak with Keith McHenry of Food Not Bombs for our weekly segment, Food Fight.
Today on Flashpoints: We continue with our regular series Julian Assange: Countdown to Freedom, along with Randy Credico of Live on The Fly. Today we’re joined by actress, activist, Pamela Anderson and former British Parliamentarian, George Galloway.
Encore Broadcast “Carolyn Forche – What You Have Heard is True”
Today on Flashpoints: We proudly rebroadcast a recent speech give in the Bay Area by poet and author, Carolyn Forche about her new book, What You Have Heard Is True”
Flashpoints – June 17, 2019
Today on Flashpoints: Pubelo Sin Fronteras still under attack for their active support of refuggees fleeing violence in Central America. Also, Japanese victims of US internment speak out against the brutal treatment of fleeing migrants. And elections in Guatemala: A new president but the same old right wing policies by military drug traffickers calling the … Continued
Flashpoints – June 14, 2019
Today on the Best of Flashpoints we spend the entire hour on reports and analysis on the situation in Haiti. We will be joined by two Haiti analysts Who have their fingers on the pulse of the situation there in Haiti. All that today on Flashpoints stayed tuned.
Flashpoints – June 13, 2019
Today on Flashpoints: We continue with our regular series, Julian Assange: Countdown to Freedom, with Live on The Fly’s Randy Credico and today’s guest, award winning filmmaker, John Pilger.