Flashpoints – April 15, 2025
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.
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.
Flashpoints – April 14, 2025
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 show: Culture Clash Founder, and award winning playwright, Richard Montoya, speaks out on Trump’s fascism and his massive attacks on brown and black people. Also our regular weekly segment, Baca’s Backyard, what going on in L.A. and points south: And singing happy birthday celebrating the life and times of UFW co-founder Dolores Huerta. … Continued
Today on the show: Indigenous rights, climate justice & forests in Chile; A live report back featuring photos & videos from the Mapuche indigenous struggle in Chile. And our weekly newscast from Nora Barrows Friedman and the electronic intifada on the US funded, israeli killing fields of occupied Gaza
Today on a special edition of the Show: National Book Award Winning poet, Martin Espada, reads from and talks about his powerful new collection of poetry Jailbreak of Sparrows. Espada’s longtime friend, attorney and flashpoints legal contributor Camilo Perez Bustillo will also join us for the hour
Today on the show: US taxpayers stand against genocide in Palestine; we’ll have an update on activists attempts to hold US politicians accountable for funding the expanding killing fields of Gaza. And students from thirteen universities across Northern California held a joint press conference at San Francisco State University in response to the Trump Administration’s … Continued
Today on the Show: Trump brags about bombing Yemen again. Over 70 snuffed out in one hit, as Trump watches and jokes in response. We’ll speak with Dr. Aisha Jumaan, MD, president of the Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation about the deadly bombing. Also the Gaza Strip locked down leaving tens of thousands of Palestinians … Continued
Flashpoints – April 4, 2025
TODAY ON THE SHOW: A CHERISHED FARMWORKER AND ACTIVIST IN WASHINGTON, STATE, ALFREDO JUAREZ, KIDNAPPED BY THE FEDS AND THREATENED WITH DEPORTATION: ALSO HANDS OFF! A NATIONAL ACTION AND EMERGING GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT IN RESISTANCE TO THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR GOVERNMENT AND COUNTRY; AND OUR REGULAR FRIDAY REPORT, BACA’S BACKYARD, WHAT’S GOING ON IN L.A AND … Continued
Flashpoints – April 3, 2025
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: Haitians in the streets of the capital to oppose deadly US hegemony. We continue our drumbeat reporting on Haiti and the role the US continues to play in perpetuating the suffering. And University of California at Davis Law School suspends its law student association and seizes control of its funds, for … Continued