FLASHPOINTS

The entrance to the Coal River Mountain Watch Office in Whitesville

Today on flashpoints opponents of mountain top removal mining are on the march in Appalachia: Hundreds of activists are now walking the route that working people marched 90 years ago in a major action against the coal industry. Also we’ll have an update on the battle to save Gangjeong Village on the Island of Jeju and its fragile ecosystem from a major US supported naval base. Also a victory for people’s control and access to the media as AT&T is sent back to the drawing board on its attempt to buy T-mobile. And the Southern Poverty Law Firm brings a lawsuit against schools in Jackson, Mississippi for shackling their students to poles as a part of a disciplinary process. All this straight ahead on flashpoints I’m Dennis Bernstein, stay tuned.

LISTEN ONLINE:
[podcast]http://aud1.kpfa.org/data/20110609-Thu1700.mp3[/podcast]
Download this clip
Play this clip in your Computer’s media player

Guests: Bruce Gagnon anti-nuclear activist and part of a global support network to protect the Gangjeong Village on Jeju Island, Bob Kincaid-Board President for Coal River Mountain Watch, Jody Owens, Director of the Jackson Office of the Southern Poverty Law Center, and Tracy Rosenberg Executive Director of Media Alliance.