Today on Flashpoints: We revisit the issue of police brutality as tension grows, following the one year anniversary of Michael Brown’s murder in Ferguson, Missouri. Next, we cover protests in Japan, following a decision by the Japanese government to reactivate the first nuclear power plant, since the Fukushima disaster in 2011. Then, as Secretary of … Continued


Peter Mathews, Professor at Cypress College and author of the book Dollar Democracy: with Liberty and Justice for Some; How to Reclaim the American Dream for All.  About the book:  Big Corporations and their super wealthy owners have bought many American politicians through campaign contributions and lobbying. These politicians have voted to benefit their donors, not the … Continued