Flashpoints – November 4, 2022
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.
Today on the show: US triggered death squads rule the streets of Haiti. Meanwhile, the US plans to open up Guantanamo to house thousands of Haitians, fleeing the violence. Also, former Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, survives an assassination attempt, after being ousted from office by US forces. Khan was holding a protest march in … Continued
Today on our special Day of the Dead show: International Protests to end the US blockade of Cuba. Also, border wars at the US Mexico border, where dozens are being wounded and dying every week
Flashpoints – November 1, 2022
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: The growing violence in Haiti takes it’s toll on journalists. Flashpoints senior producer Kevin Pina reports on the US sponsored killing fields of Haiti. Also, are Biden’s nuclear policies pouring gas on the flames of a potential nuclear conflagration.
An Extended Pre-Halloween Look at the Meaning of Being a Witch.
Today on the show: Flashpoints resident Troubadour fighting the good fight against ongoing border violence and exploring and defining Indigenous roots and rights; Also An extended pre-Halloween look at the meaning of being a witch/what the real witch hunts were about, and why witches were burned at the stake in this country.
International Protests to End the US Blockade of Cuba.
Today on the show: International Protests to end the US Blockade of Cuba: We’ll have a report from Los Angeles on special protest actions planned there for over the weekend; Also On the latest edition of Flashpoints Election Crimes Bulletin, Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in the crosshairs of Atlanta DA, Fanny … Continued
Alice Walker Joins an International Call for the Release of Mumia Abu Jamal.
Today on the show: Pulitzer prize winning author, Alice Walker, joins an international call for the release of political prisoner and noted commentator, Mumia Abu Jamal: We continue our drum-beat coverage of The Front-line Battle for human rights at the US Mexico Border: We’ll feature a field report leading up to tonight’s Peace Summit in … Continued
Today on the Show: An update and deep background on the ongoing federal trial of the extreme right-wing group, Oath Keepers, and their role in Trump’s attempt to overthrow the last presidential election. Who is Elmer Stewart Rhodes the III and will he and his crew be facing some serious time? Also our weekly segment, … Continued
Today on the Show: How close is the world to a major nuclear conflagration? Patrick Mazza is tracking the world’s potential dissent in to global hell. Also Greg Palast returns with our weekly edition of the Election Crimes Bulletin. And Dr. Jonathan Kuttab, co-founder of Nonviolence International is in the Bay Area to talk about … Continued