Today on Flashpoints: A special post-election edition with legendary award winning filmmaker, columnist, author, John Pilger. Call it a view from Europe.
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Today on Flashpoints: Greg Palast joins us for an election day post mortem on voter-intimidation. Also The Pipeline: How Marin and San Francisco financial Firms fuel the Fracking Boom. And we’ll see if we can get in a few listener phone calls.
Flashpoints – November 7, 2016
Today on Flashpoints: The Supreme Court refuses to intercede today in a lawsuit brought by the Ohio Democratic Party against Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign. Protecting the Vote in Ohio. And one person’s struggle with the death penalty that forced him to witness the violent murder of his good friend Robert Alton Harris. Hosted by … Continued
Special Edition of Flashpoints – November 4, 2016
Today on a special edition of Flashpoints, we’ll spend our time speaking to noted author of Blowback and the Splendid Blonde Beast Professor Christopher Simpson on the use of propaganda in the 2016 election and the revolution in metadata that has changed all of our lives. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
Proposition 64 AUMA Discussion – Adult Use, Marijuana & Money
Today on Flashpoints: The social and political history of cannabis as the people of the state of California seem ready to give the go for the legalization of recreational use. We feature a mini-debate on Prop 64 AUMA – Adult Use Marijuana Act exploring major breakthroughs in the medical use of cannabis and we’ll take … Continued
Flashpoints – November 2, 2016
Today on Flashpoints, we begin a week of Special Election Coverage with an extensive conversation with Greg Palast and an encore broadcast of Indidenous People’s Day 2016 from Alcatraz Island. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
Flashpoints – November 1, 2016
Today on Flashpoints, an encore broadcast of the powerful, new lecture by author, activist and founder of the Electronic Intifada, Ali Abunimah, speaking on the “Turning Point for the Palestine Solidarity Movement: Can Israeli Apartheid Really Be Defeated?”, recorded during his recent visit to the Bay Area. Mr. Abunimah was speaking in honor of the … Continued
Flashpoints – October 31, 2016
Today on Flashpoints: a frontline update from Standing Rock and a plea for support. Also, an in-depth look at Clinton and her latest encounter with the FBI. And a strong call for the leadership in south Korea to step down. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
Best of Flashpoints – October 28, 2016
Best of Flashpoints for October 28, 2016: Campaign for the Extreme Energy and Just Transition w/the Indigenous Environmental Network. Jacqueline Mosset on the perpetuation of racist, Native American stereotypes, and a report back from the water protectors at Standing Rock.
Flashpoints – October 27, 2016
Today on Flashpoints, police violently attack protesters at Standing Rock. Noted Israeli peace activist Miko Peled turns himself in after being convicted on trumped up charges for resisting Israeli apartheid. Also, noted author Nomi Prins on America’s feeble choices for president in 2016. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.