FLASHPOINTS

Today on the Show: Greg Palast continues his front line fight for the people’s right to vote in Georgia, ahead of the contested Senate Race coming up.

And we’ll rebroadcast our interview on the nomination of Native American, New Mexico Rep. Debra Haaland to be his Secretary of the Interior. will Speak to June Lorenzo, legal council for the International Indian Treaty Council and a long time friend of Rep Haaland and And Bill Means, co-founder of AIM, The American Indian Movement.

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Flashpoints 12-21-20

Today on the Show: President-elect Joe Biden named New Mexico Rep. Debra Haaland to be his Secretary of the Interior Department. Haaland, a member of the Laguna Pueblo people, is the first Native American to be named to a cabinet position. We’ll devote most of the show to this history breaking appointment: w’e’ll Speak to June Lorenzo, legal council for the International Indian Treaty Council and a long time friend of Rep Haaland and And Bill Means, co-founder of AIM,

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Flashpoints 12-18-20

Today on the Show: The Tony Award-Winning San Francisco Mime Troupe debuts

a new activist adaptation of the Dickens Classic as a radio play: A Red Carol. Flashpoints will feature it in its entirety Christmas eve. Also the latest edition of our new prison abolition radio column in collaboration with the San Francisco Bayview National Black Newspaper

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Flashpoints 12-17-20

Today on the Show: Greg Palast joins us again for an extended live report from Atlanta on the fight for the right to vote in the crucial upcoming senate race. Alsom there is a new campaign gathering steam and is the brain child of Roots Action and other groups, #NoHoneyMoon. And it represents progressives growing impatient with many of Biden’s middle of the road picks to mollify the republican right wing. Also the battle to protect the ancient old Redwoods up north in Humboldt County wins a major victory in court.

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Flashpoints 12-16-20

Today on the Show: The Electoral College confirms Biden and Harris as the official winners of 2020 election. Trump’s violent front guard vows more violence in response. Also, we continue our frontline reporting on the battle for the vote–in Georgia. And taking issue with Samatha Power and her support for profound in Yemen.

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Flashpoints 12-14-20

Today on the Show: Trump’s final attempt to void the 2020 election results and rule by decree rejected 7-2 by the supreme court. Also we’ll have a frontline update on the battle for the vote in Georgia

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Flashpoints 12-11-20

Today on the Show: Deaths from Covid continue to sky rocket: we’ll talk about what’s happening and what isn’t happening in prisons to combat the spread.

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Flashpoints 12-10-20

Today on the Show: An update from the United Farm Worker’s President, Teresa Romero. What kinds of policies and changes would the farmworkers like to see now that Biden is about to take the reins? Also Ogala Sioux leader, Chase Iron-Eyes talks about the battle for Native rights under the Biden administration. And the Trumpster foul-breathing his final violence into the ongoing Presidential transition

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Flashpoints 12-09-20

Today on the Show: We’ll have a frontline update on the battle for the vote and the senate in Georgia as Trump continues his quest to steal the election. Also right-wing democratic hawks attack Trump for wanting to finally pull the troops out of Afghanistan.

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Flashpoints 12-07-20

San Francisco – Mission District

Today on the show: Extreme need in San Francisco’s Mission district as covid takes its mighty toll. Also a pitch for Karen Bass or Barbara Lee to be the next senator from California to fill Kamala Harris’s coveted Senate Seat. And our drumbeat reporting on the battle for Georgia continues

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Flashpoints 12-04-20