LEBANESE OIL SLICK, the devastating war on the sea, the environment, all creation calls all activists! Three weeks ago, the Israeli bombing of the oil tanks at the Jiyyeh power plant has resulted in an oil slick, 130 kilometers long and 30 kilometers wide, covering Lebanon’s beaches, now moving into Syria, and perhaps onward to … Continued
Africa Today and La Raza Chronicles will be back next week. As the war in the Middle East escalates, KPFA brings you special programming addressing the issues affecting the Middle East as well as on the ground coverage. Produced by Dennis Bernstein and Nora Barrows-Friedman in collaboration with Voices of the Middle East and North … Continued
Africa Today and La Raza Chronicles will be back next week. As the war in the Middle East escalates, KPFA brings you special programming addressing the issues affecting the Middle East as well as on the ground coverage. Produced by Dennis Bernstein and Nora Barrows-Friedman in collaboration with Voices of the Middle East and North … Continued
In our first hour: The Battle of the Ballot: Iraq and Elections 2006. We’ll take a look at how Iraq policy plays into three Congressional primaries: Lamont/Lieberman in Connecticut, McKinney/Johnson in Georgia, and Clinton/Tasini in New York. Confirmed Guests: Jonathan Tasini, NY Democrat running against Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton Paul Bell, covering the Ned Lamont … Continued
This week on CounterSpin: With the resounding margin of 410 to 8, the House of Representatives passed a resolution in late July endorsing Israel’s continuing attacks on Lebanon and the Gaza Strip; but our guest explains that that overwhelming bipartisan majority endorsed some other things as well, including the meaninglessness of international law and potential … Continued
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On Saturday from 2-6pm, Jim Bennett will celebrate the legacy of one of the most important jazz labels in history, Impulse Records. This special coincides with the release of a book by Ashley Khan and a 4 cd compilation on Impulse covering the history of the label known as "The House That Trane Built." It … Continued
Dennis Bernstein and the Flashpoints crew bring you an hour of up to date coverage on the war in Lebanon and the expanded killing in Gaza. Frontline reports from the south of Lebanon, from those hiding in the hills in the north, and from those working with hundreds of thousands of displaced Lebanese running from … Continued
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"How Radio Was Done" Part 11 (Solo): The 50s continue with Alan Freed still in charge and presenting Rock & Roll live (some of the earliest rockers playing for live audiences in the 50s), whites cover the black hits, the end of the Tupperwear saga, Tom Corbit in space, the hydrogen bomb and celebrity civil … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: We devote most of the show to the ongoing destruction of Lebanon and the battle raging at the south border of lebanon between Hezbollah and Israeli invaders; We begin the coverage with a report from our special correspondent Bilal El-Amine from the south of Lebaon; We move from the south to Beirut … Continued
Khalil talks with Palestinian rights activist Jeffrey Blankfort and Haifa University, Political Science Professor Ilan Pappe in Israel about the role of the U.S./Israeli propaganda machine in the current massacres in Lebanon and Gaza, and how a "free press" covers up and justifies Israel’s war crimes and why.
