FLASHPOINTS

Today on the Show: A group of progressive economists, lawyers, tax experts and public policy analysts call for a financial transactions tax (FTT), to be adopted initially by G7 members and then proliferated worldwide. We’ll explore what the FTT is and how it could be a crucial gamechanger for poorer countries. And we’ll feature an encore presentation of our powerful monday interview with Best-Selling author, Greg Palast

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Flashpoints 06-11-21

Today on the Show: 1000 Grandmothers in Minnesota to resist pipeline three. We’ll speak to AIM co-founder Madonna Thunder Hawk, who is leading the fight to shut down the deadly pipe line now being built on sacred Indian lands. And hundreds of young climate activists from across California march across the Golden Gate Bridge. We’ll find out what’s on their mind

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Flashpoints 06-10-21

Today on the Show: VP Harris stumbling through her trip to Central America and Mexico. Also, an encore broadcast: opponents of the Thacker Pass Lithium Mine, being built on Sacred Indian Grounds, protest in Rural Nevada

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Flashpoints 06-08-21

Today on the show: Opponents of the Thacker Pass Lithium Mine, being built on sacred Indian grounds, continue their protest in rural Nevada. We’ll feature a special report. And Greg Palast Returns for another edition of the Election Crimes Bulletin, as rights wing vote steals continue in almost every state in the inion

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Flashpoints 06-07-21

Today on the show: AROC, the Arab Resource Organizing Center has called for an international week of action to #BlockTheBoat to prevent ZIM Israeli-owned cargo ships from unloading anywhere. Also, The International Indian Treaty Council joins the the Indigenous Nations of Canada in expressing outrage at the discovery of a mass burial site of 215 children who attended the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia, Canada

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Flashpoints 06-04-21

Today on the show: The People of Chile rise up and transform their government. Also, after 28 grueling days crossing the Pacific Ocean, the historic anti-nuclear sailboat, Golden Rule arrived in San Francisco from Honolulu: we’ll talk with three powerful women behind the boats unending quest for peace.

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Flashpoints 06-03-21

Today on the show: Bye Bye BB: Israeli prime minister finally ousted after 12 years of iron rule. Also the latest edition of the electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman focus on the massive destruction of Gaza:

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Flashpoints 06-02-21

Today on the show: Black Lives Matter activists claim they were set up on pigs-blood charges in Santa Rosa. Legendary attorney for the defense, Tony Serra, suggests its a political hitjob and takes the case.

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Flashpoints 06-01-21

Today on the show: A powerful reading by our award-wining national poetry treasure, Martin Espada, based on his brand new book, Floaters: Espada will also be interviewed by Dennis and the Flashpoints team regarding the terrible struggle for thousands of Central Americans stranded at the US/Mexico border, while thousands of their children linger in US prisoner camps and borderland jails

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Flashpoints 05-27-21

Today on show: A careful critique of the main-stream media’s coverage of the Israeli siege against Gaza;: and Remember George Floyd one year after

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Flashpoints 05-26-21