Host of KPFA’s Hard Knock Radio Davey D from Ferguson, Missouri. A state of emergency was declared in Ferguson as protesters marked the one-year anniversary of the police killing of Michael Brown. And Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders addressed almost 30,000 people last night in Los Angeles. The first item in his speech was systemic … Continued
Self-described socialist and Democratic primary contender Bernie Sanders is turning out record-breaking crowds to hear him call out billionaires and oligarchs. His track record and positions on the issues are closer than any other candidate to what most unions espouse – but when most unions get involved in electoral politics, they want to bet on … Continued
We present an encore rebroadcast of a recent Speech By Senator Bernie Sanders
Today on a special 4th of July edition of Flashpoints: We feature a rousing speech by independent presidential candidate candidate, Bernie Sanders. The speech was given on July 2nd to ten thousand cheering supporters at the University of Wisconsin, Madison
Today on Flashpoints: Farmworkers fight back against the deadly dangers of pesticides in our foods and on the workers who pick them. Also, Bernie Sanders formally announces his bid for the presidency. We’ll have a special report on his alternative vision for labor. And our education series, The Battle for Public Education In the 21st … Continued
Death Penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Anti-Execution State Brings Complications, Not Closure; Ralph Nader on Bernie Sanders’ Presidential Bid & His Unanswered Letters to the White House.
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Guests: Antero Pietila, veteran journalist in Baltimore and author of Not In My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City John Nichols, Washington Correspondent, The Nation
Witnesses to Double Execution in Arkansas Say Inmates May Have Suffered Botched, Painful Death; Cornel West & Former Sanders Staffer on Movement to Draft Bernie for a New “People’s Party” in U.S.; BDS Leader Omar Barghouti Dedicates His Gandhi Peace Award to Palestinian Prisoners on Hunger Strike.
Witnesses to Double Execution in Arkansas Say Inmates May Have Suffered Botched, Painful Death; Cornel West & Former Sanders Staffer on Movement to Draft Bernie for a New “People’s Party” in U.S.; BDS Leader Omar Barghouti Dedicates His Gandhi Peace Award to Palestinian Prisoners on Hunger Strike;
