FLASHPOINTS

Today on the Show: A diplomatic break-down between the Chinese and Americans at a photo-op in Alaska yesterday/ What is the significance? Also we continue our coverage of the upsurge in violence against the Asian American community in light of the recent murders in Atlanta: And we’ll have a report on a national action in support of the Amazon Workers push to unionize

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Flashpoints 03-19-21

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Today on show: The immigration nightmare continues for thousands of Central Americans seeking asylum from the storm. We’ll feature an extended update on the deadly situation that is growing worse by the day.

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Flashpoints 03-18-21

Today on Flashpoints: A massacre of Asian Americans in Georgia, as the attacks against Asian-Americans continue to grow in number and intensity. Also, our frontline vote soldier Greg Palast with an update on the fight to protect your vote: And Finally the rest of the world realizes what any new yorker knows: Governor Andrew ain’t no angel.

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Flashpoints 03-17-21

Today on the Show: Rep. Deb Haaland elevated to Secretary of the Interior, the first native American member of the US Cabinet in US History. Also and in depth report including an eye-witness account of the emerging uprising in Burma, also known as Myanmar

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Flashpoints 03-16-21

Today on the Show: The extreme right wing in America prepares for the next election steal. What’s are you doing to fight back?Also, fighting back against massive disinformation against China as attacks against Asiain Americans continue

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Flashpoints 03-15-21

Today on the Show: More violence and government inspired killing Haiti, even as the US government continues to deport Haitians by the planeload, under Trump’sTitle 42 deportation order. And we’ll have the latest edition of Foof Fight with Keith McHenry of Food Not Bombs.

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Flashpoints 03-12-21

Today on the show: once again we feature FlashForward a regular new roundtable segment where my guests and I discuss major issues with an eye towards what it means for progressive politics and organizing for change. As the country moves out of lockdown and the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, we take a closer look at the scheduled return to in-person classes this Fall 2021 in August. My guests today are Monishia Miller and Kevin Wehr as we explore the issue of college students returning . Also joining us to talk about Haiti today is radio journalist Maud Jean-Michel and Flashpoints political analyst Frantz Jerome

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Flashpoints 03-11-21

Today on the Show: A global plea to free journalist & long time political prisoner, Mumia Abu Jamal, who has been diagnosed with Covid19. Also, was 30 yeard 0ld Angelo Quinto murdered in Cold Blood in front of his mom, as he cried out that he couldn’t breathe before he went unconscious? And we remember Lawrence Ferlinghetti and his early anti-war activities with Vet’s For Peace

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Flashpoints 03-09-21

Today is International Women’s Day, Monday, March 8th, 2021. 

*TONIGHT ON THE SHOW WE TALK ABOUT DARK ASPECTS OF MILITARY SERVICE: STARTING WITH AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH GLORIA GUILLEN, THE MOTHER OF VANESSA GUILLEN. vANESSA WAS THE ARMY SOLDIER WHO CONFIDED IN HER FAMILY THAT SHE WAS BEING SEXUALLY HARASSED, AND AFTER GOING MISSING, SHE WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN MURDERED BY FELLOW ARMY SOLDIERS. HER MOTHER, GLORIA CALLS OUT THE ENTIRE ARMY CHAIN OF COMMAND FOR CONSPIRACY AND A COVER UP AND IS ADVOCATING FOR ZERO ENLISTMENT.  

*WE ALSO WILL ALSO SPEAK TO JENNIFER DANE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE “MODERN MILITARY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, AN AIRFORCE VETERAN, JENNIFER TALKS TO US ABOUT A VERY DIFFERENT, FIGHT, HOW  MILITARY AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POLICY DISCRIMINATE AGAINST LGB AND TRANS PEOPLE WHO ARE OR WANT TO BE SERVICE MEMBERS. AND JENNIFER IS A SURVIVOR OF MILITARY SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

**WE CLOSE THE HOUR IN CONVERSATION WITH EMILY YATES, A 6 YEAR ARMY VETERAN, WRITER AND FOLK SINGER.

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Flashpoints 03-08-21

 Today on the Show: Pizza outlawed in Georgia To suppress the Vote. Front-line vote soldier Greg Palast, joins us with a breaking report on the expanding voter purge of tens of thousands of people in Georgia,  overwhelmingly people of color

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Flashpoints 03-05-21