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Today on the program,  The estate of Carlos Adrian Ingram-Lopez presses ahead with a 19 million dollar lawsuit against the Tucson Police Department, as a result of the brutal in-custody death of Ingram-Lopez: We’ll speak with the family’s attorney handling the case. Also, well speak to UFW President Teresa Romano about the many Farmworkers on the Frontlines, caught between the fires and covid19.

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Flashpoints 09-11-20

Today on the Show: Julian Assange back in court to fight US extradition. We’ll speak with his good friend, Emmy Award-Winning Filmmaker, John Pilger about the significance of the case: Also activists with the Sunrise movement hang a banner on the Golden Gate Bridge and remembering former,Flashpoints Polk-award-winning Senior producer, Robert Knight

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Flashpoints 09-10-20

Today on the Show: Crackdowns and expulsions of Chinese academics and others as a part of Trump’s racist campaign to blame the Chinese for the US’s profound failure to deal effectively with the virus. Also Desert One, a new documentary about the failed attempt to rescue the US Hostages taken by Iran: And San Francisco’s  Mission District facing hard times in the age of covid.

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Flashpoints 09-09-20

Today on the Show: The estate of Carlos Adrian Ingram-Lopez presses ahead with a 19 million dollar lawsuit against the Tucson Police Department, as a result of the brutal in-custody death of Ingram-Lopez:  Also Activists in San Francisco’s East Bay continue their hunger strike against police brutality and a newly hired killer cop. 

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Flashpoints 09-08-2020

Today on the Show: A Tucson, bag over the head, police killing just like the one in Rochester: A long time Tucson human rights activists speaks out about the police in-custody kill of a young Latino dad, and continuing attempts by Police chief Chris Magus/formerly from Richmond, to silence community outrage about the police violence. Also activists in San Francisco’s East Bay speak out and hunger strike to call attention to violent cops.

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Flashpoints 09-04-20

Today on the Show: The Election Crimes Bulletin returns with Greg Palast. On the crimes bulletin today, The ACLU of Georgia releases the Palast investigative fund report. The state likely removed nearly 200,000 citizens from the voter rolls who never moved. This ongoing battle could decide the 2020 election. Also Biden in Kenosha, while the swing-state of Wisconsin hangs in the balance: we’ll get a special report about an upsurge in support for progressive candidates, and much more

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Flashpoints 09-03-20

Today on the Show: Fighting wage theft against America’s most vulnerable workers. We’ll feature a troubling new report from Rutgers Center for Innovation in Workers Organizations. And we’ll report on a virtual rally that was held to create a “San Francisco Domestic Work Dignity Council” to bring together domestic workers, employers, and others to improve standards in the domestic work industry. And we rebroadcast our recent interview on Beirut after the massive explosion that laid waste to large chunks of the port and the city

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Flashpoints 09-02-20

Today on the Show: Farmworkers on the Frontlines, caught between the fires and covid19. We’ll speak to UFW President Teresa Romano: Also fighting pesticide exposures in Monterey California: And the US war on China and chinese interests continues unabated

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Flashpoints 09-01-20