Today on Flashpoints: We spend the entire hour with celebrated poet, Martin Espada, who will read from his latest book of poems, “Vivas To Those Who Have Failed”.
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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: Timothy Loehmann, The cop who murdered 12 year old Tamir rice walks free. Using disinformation to justify the Saudi lead war in Yemen. And major corporations moving into Salinas, as ICE continues to crack down
Flashpoints – January 1, 2016
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 a special edition Flashpoints: we feature a recent speech by Robert Reich speaking at a recent event for Pacifica radio in Berkeley
Today on Flashpoints: War and more war in Iraq. Also, we’ll have a front line report on the battle to get cities, states, universities and corporations to divest their investments in the private prison industry. And we’ll have an update on the battle against nuclear power and nukes worldwide
Today on special edition Flashpoints: Between the World and Me. We feature the moving new work of Ta-Nehisi Coates in a special benefit for KPFA Pacifica
Today on Flashpoints: An update on Syria and what the mainstream press is not telling you about the expanding war there. Also Japan and South Korea reach a landmark agreement to end a long-running dispute over Korean women used as sex slaves by the Japanese military during World War II. And we’ll feature our exclusive … Continued
Flashpoints – December 25, 2015
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: Letters from Earth: an exploration of the impacts of environmental injustice on our country and our bodies: Also a rebroadcast of our interview with Keith McHenry on the continuing attacks on food Not Bombs in Santa Cruz, and the vicious attacks against the homeless in Salinas California:
Today on Flashpoints: The homeless of Salinas California sure their city in federal court for illegally seizing and destroying their property and call for adequate housing. Also, we’ll feature the latest podcast from Nora Barrows Friedman and The Electronic Intifada.