FLASHPOINTS

Today on the show: Who really pays the price for failing go go bank bailouts. Also, remembering Cinco de mayo even as Biden sends 1,500 US Troops to the Mexico border with Title 42 set to expire. Meanwhile, thousands of asylum seekers desperate for relief and a hearing gather on both sides of the US Mexico border. And tracking the racist murders of indigenous women.

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Flashpoints 05-05-23

Today on the show: Biden sends 1,500 troops to the border as covid era Title 42 is set to expire. Thousands of asylum seekers desperate for relief and a respectful humane hearing of their case.  Also, Richard Silverstein argues that Palestinians under a violent occupation have the right to rise up and fight back. And NYPD seems to support the murder of a homeless person on the New York Subway.

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Flashpoints 05-04-23

Today on the Show: Jury in the proud boys trial struggle toward a verdict on seditious conspiracy charges. We’ll be joined by investigative reporter Arun Gupta for an update and deep background on the players involved.  Also, an in-depth look at the recent state visit by the new president of  South Korea, and the expanding militarization of the relationship between the US and South Korea

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Flashpoints 05-03-23

Today on special edition of the show: We feature a speech by and an interview with Representative Rashida Tlaib, remembering the Nakba/The Palestinian Catastrophe  the honorable congresswoman from Detroit honors and celebrates  the Middle East Children’s alliance.

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Flashpoints 05-02-23

Today on the Show: We welcome again the legendary investigative filmmaker, John Pilger. We’ll talk about China bashing and the fight to free John’s friend, Julian Assange. And A Longtime police-accountability activist and KPFA contributor files suit against the violent cops of the East Bay, here in the Bay Area

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Flashpoints 04-28-23

Today on the Show: We continue our series on Chicano Park and the birth of the Chicano movement in LA and the USA:  And We rebroadcast our powerful interview with Andrea Carmen, Executive Director for International Indian Treaty Council, at the united Nations::we focus on the stepped up fight to free Leonard Peltier

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Flashpoints 04-25-23

Today on the Show: Progressive Filipino organizations protest U.S. led military exercises in the Philippines and a new agreement to open 4 new US military bases there. Also, Miguel Gavilan-Molina is back from the celebration of the 53rd Chicano Park Day. And Biden readies to announce his new campaign for re-election. Roots/action says, don’t run Joe

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Flashpoints 04-24-23

Today on show: Greg Palast is back with a new episode of our Flashpoints Election Crimes Bulletin/ The special council moving his Trump investigation to Atlanta, parallelling the D.A’s. ongoing trump investigation in Atlanta. Also There’s is a catch 22/pitfall in the left insistence of voter machine break-down and break-ins as a form of right-wing voter fraud. And fighting for a free and democratic people’s Peru. We’ll feature an encore broadcast  of last night’s interview with Camilo Peres Bustillo

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Flashpoints 04-21-23

Today on the Show: Andrea Carmen, Executive Director, International Indian Treaty Council, reports on the fight for Indigenous rights and for the life of imprisoned AIM leader Leornad Peltier. Also the battle for a free, people’s Peru. And an update on the deadly border fire, and Mexico’s response.

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Flashpoints 04-20-23

Today on the show: The Fox News defamation case resolved abruptly today, ending a long-running dispute over misinformation in the 2020 election. Also, Germany shuts down it’s last Nuclear [plants and goes nuke free. And a new investigation found that arrests of environmental justice and police accountability activists have been tied to “critical infrastructure” laws, which make nonviolent protest near oil, gas, electrical and other forms of infrastructure a felony and ratchet up the punishment associated with the actions.

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Flashpoints 04-18-23