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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 Flashpoints: The department of homeland security’s current 18-month designation of Haiti for temporary protected status(TPS) expires on July 22nd will affect 58,000 Haitians who arrived in the US prior to January 12, 2011, one year after the earthquake. The Trump administration is signaling it will not renew TPS which will trigger their forced … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: On today April 20th also known as 420, we devote the entire hour to all things cannabis. We’ll first feature an encore broadcast of an interview we did earlier this week with pot activist and author, Martin Lee. Then, we’ll feature an encore broadcast of interviews Executive Producer, Dennis Bernstein did as … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: As Israel tightens its grip on occupied Palestine and strikes up its torture machine for another round, we rebroadcast a recent speech by electronic Intifada founder, Ali Abunimah: The “Turning Point for the Palestine Solidarity Movement: Can Israeli Apartheid Really Be Defeated?”
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 Flashpoints: The future of safe and legal cannabis in California. We’ll spend the full hour talking with key folks in this new world order of ganga, pot, weed, smoke, or good old marijuana…currently the largest cash crop in California
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 Flashpoints: Kathy Kelly speaks out about Trump’s decision to drop the “mother of all bombs” on Afghanistan, apparently in retaliation for the death of a US soldier last week. Also, professor Francis Boyle says the bombing is totally illegal under US constitutional law. Later we’ll rebroadcast our interview with Robert Parry, editor of … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: Did president Trump withhold key information from the public regarding recent allegations that the Syrian government used sarin gas against it’s own people. We’ll spend the hour with the George Polk awarding winning investigative reporter Robert Parry, founder and editor of consortiumnews.com: we will also open the phone for this important discussion
Today on Flashpoints: US carrier group heading for the Koreas as Trump raises the noise of his saber rattling against the north. Also, we’ll preview, “Thirty Seconds to Midnight” a new film by Regis Tremblay, which traces US and Western European history from the 15th century onwards tracing American exceptionalism, manifest destiny, capitalism, the neocons, … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: the Chinese President departs Mara Largo, as the dems and republicans praise the fledgling US Pres for his surprise missile attack on Syria. We’ll speak with legendary Filmmaker, John Pilger about the Trump bombing of Syria, the Chinese president’s visit to Florida, and his new film The Coming War on China. We’ll … Continued
