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Today on the show: Ziad Abbas Executive Director, Middle East Children’s Alliance, outlines the latest Israeli Slaughters in Gaza and the West Bank, as the US/Israeli Genocide continues a pace; And a Mass Protest is planned for tomorrow/Wednesday, by Peace Activists at California’s Largest Air Base; Activists Plan to Shut Down the Gates at Travis AFB to ‘to break the  Supply Chain of Weapons to Israel – Arrests and civil disobedience is Expected The post Flashpoints – November 19, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: We speak with Nane Alejandrez, the celebrated visionary founder and executive director of Barrios Unidos, on the coming crackdowns on indigenous  black and brown people.  And lawless gangs and death squads in Haiti rape women and kidnap, and massacre people,  destroying entire neighborhoods in the process; this as a result of continuing US destablization policy. We ask where are those UN peace keepers? The post Founder of Barrios Unidos on Trump’s Deportation Threats appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – November 15, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Dealing with Trump and his expanding crackdown on indigenous people, and millions of brown and black folks, who are now directly caught in Trump’s crosshairs. Also what happens to the Dreamers, who are now facing deportation by the thousands under Trump’s America. And Farmworker communities call “separate and unequal” a new regulation for cancer-causing pesticide The post What Happens To The Dreamers With Trump Returning appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – November 13, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on show: Culture Clash Founder, and award winning playwright, Richard Montoya, on Trump-watch and dealing with new age of white supremacy. And will feature a Genocide update on the killing fields of Gaza. And the ongoing civilian attacks on Lebanon The post Culture Clash Founder, Richard Montoya On Trump appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – November 11, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Trump 2.0: The Orange Man is back and he’s threatening massive round ups of millions of undocumented people, many indigenous, brown and black. We’ll feature a free wheeling dialogie with Josie Telementez, Executive Direcotr of the Chicano Park Museum. And later we speak with Zeaid Abbas of the Middle East Children’s Alliance about the deadly situation in Palestine and what’s ahead under Trump. The post Trump Threatens to Round Up & Deport Millions of Undocumented People. appeared first on KPFA.

Today on a special edition of Flashpoints: Radical Economist and economic visionary Richard Wolff is joined by Dr. Harriet Fraad and Professor Shahram Azhar to discuss the results of the 2024 Presidential election and the profound economic implications moving forward. Wolff, whose work appears regularly on KPFA and Pacifica, is heard here as a part of his ongoing series, Economic Update The post Radical Economist Richard Wolff On The 2024 Election Results appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Donald Trump getting ready to take over control of the nuclear codes, as he sends Harris and the weak-kneed Democrats packing. Also, Jennifer Lowenstein updates the latest news from the killing fields of north Gaza and Lebanon. And on a special edition of Deconstructing WarLandia, our media breakdown segment, Arun Gupta talks about what lead to the complete down fall of the Dems The post Trump Re-Elected to 2nd Term. What Went Wrong For The Dems? appeared first on KPFA.

Today on show: Greg Palast joins us from Atlanta Georgia, where tensions are high and threats of violence are flying, as the future of America hangs in the balance. Also, more on the expanding genocide in in Gaza as dozens more Palestinians are murdered while fleeing the violence The post Greg Palast Joins Us From Georgia on Election Day 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on show: Greg Palast is back with another edition of the election crimes bulletin; we’ll speak to Greg live from Atlanta where he’s going eye to eye with the vote fraudsters and right-wing trumpsters: …Also Professor Stephen Zunes on the Expanding War in the Middle East and What to Expect From the New (US) Administration The post Flashpoints – November 4, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: The radical and real history of the Day of the Dead with Professor Lorena Gonzalez: Also a report back on the Celebration of the Day of the Dead in a sunrise protest for immigrant rights an to Respond to Donald Trump’s Attacks Against Migrants The post Flashpoints – November 1, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Israel’s long-term strategy for the complete ethnic cleansing of the Gaza strip: we’ll feature  a genocide up-date with Raed Jarrar of Democracy for the Arab World Now. Also Over 25,000 people have signed petitions to hold Netflix and Trader Joe’s accountable for normalizing Israel’s occupation of Palestine: And Immigrant Communities In The Greater Bay Area Hold Traditional Day Of The Dead Procession To Respond to Donald Trump’s Attacks Against Migrants The post Flashpoints – October 31, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show:  we’ll feature the weekly news update on Israel’s ongoing Genocide in Palestine from the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman: Also Jennifer Lowenstein updates the latest news from the killing fields of north Gaza: and on Deconstructing WarLandia, our media breakdown segment,  Arun Gupta  talks about how the liberal/corporate media completely distorts what it reports The post Flashpoints – October 30, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: 20 years after the US coup in Haiti and the violence continues unabated: Flashpoints Senior producer, Kevin Pina had an opportunity over the weekend  to conduct a clandestine interview with a Lavalas Community Organizer and trade union- activist now in hiding and fearing for his life: Also politics two-gun Texas style The post Flashpoints – October 29, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

TODAY ON THE SHOW: American Indian Movement founder, Bill Means on Biden’s partial apology for the US genocide against Idiginious children: also we talk to the filmmaker of  WE NEVER LEFT, which follows three young Lebanese expats as they wage the Lebanese revolution from New York and fight for a better country. And a special Edition of the Election Crimes Bulletin/vote-fighter Greg Palast goes to Georgia to free the ballot: takes the vote thief is back: Unraveling the latest scams the vote thieves have put into motion to steal your right to vote The post Flashpoints – October 28, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

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Two Decades since the Violent 2004 US Coup that lead to the kidnapping of the duly elected president of Haiti, Jean Betrand Aristide, violence prevails as lawless gangs roam the streets of the Haitian capital plundering and killing at will. Also Israel continues to bomb the hell out of Lebanon and Gaza.   The post Senior Producer Kevin Pina on Haiti, Two Decades After The 2004 US Coup appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: We’ll feature the weekly news update from the Electronic Intifada on Israel’s US armed and assisted genocide in Gaza with Nora Barrows Friedman. Also Hamburgers and Genocide, a commenatry by Catalyn Johnstone on how an IDF soldier can’t eat hamburgers any more after ramming a bulldozer into piles of Palestinian body parts. And we’ll look at the IDF ‘Generals’ Plan’ to Permanently Expel all Palestinians from Northern Gaza The post Weekly Headlines From The Electronic Intifada appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: An eye-witness account on the expanding Israeli bombing of Lebanon, in preparation for an attack on Iran. Also Middle Children’s Alliance Executive Director, Ziad Abbas, updates Israel’s killing fields in Gaza and the West Bank. The post Middle Children’s Alliance Executive Director, Ziad Abbas, Brings Us Updates On Israel’s killing Fields in Gaza appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: We’ll spend most of our hour with Flashpoints special correspondent, Sam Husseini, who will offer some context and deep background on the surfacing of new top secret US government docs which reference Israel’s arsenal of nuclear weapons, despite the fact that  US gov as well as Israel have for decades refused to acknowledge the reality of Israel’s nuclear weapons arsenal which threatens the world The post Special Correspondent Sam Husseini on New Top Secret US Documents on Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: We’ll spend the  hour with legendary investigative filmmaker, the late John Pilger. We will air sound from John Pilger’s award winning and moving documentary, Stealing A Nation. We play this powerful doc in response to Great Britain and the USA finally announcing they are giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean, with a huge US military airbase, after more than half a century of domination. The post John Pilger’s Documentary: Stealing A Nation appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show:  Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is among three militants killed during an operation in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, Israel continues its lethal illegal bombings against the civilian populations of Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank. And Anita Barrows returns with a poem for every day of the Gaza genocide. The post Hamas Militants & Leaders Killed In Gaza Strip appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: we’ll feature the weekly news update on Israel’s ongoing genocide from Electronic Intifafa with Nora Barrows Friedman. Also turning Northern Gaza into a military prison and security zone; also protesters say no support for Marcos in the Philippines. The post Israel Turning Northern Gaza Into A Military Prison? appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: The  debut of the moving documentary, “Gaza Is Our Home”, highlighting the beauty of the people of Gaza, primarily through footage and family photos of the  filmmaker Monear Shaer. Also A special report on the impact and response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and the growing possibilities for a major regional war The post Gaza Is Our Home: A Documentary by filmmaker Monear Shaer appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – October 14, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Israel’s deadly and unrestrained air war against civilian Lebanon and Gaza continues unabated.  And we remember one of AIM’s devoted Warriors, Wounded Knee as he departs for the spirit world. Also we prepare for another liberation on Alcatraz on Indigenous People’s Day The post Remembering AIM (American Indian Movement) Warriors at Wounded Knee appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: We speak with a critical care and trauma nurse who says “The south of Gaza is horrible, but the north is even worse. Things like antibiotics were almost non-existent there.  I saw things I never saw. I saw puss coming out of IV catheters. I saw maggots coming out of a patient’s wound.” And we continue our ongoing media series, Deconstructing War-Landia series with Arun Gupta, who deconstructs one big war lie after another. The post WarLandia: Deconstructing One Big War Lie After Another appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Israel continues to bomb the hell out of Lebanon, apparently with the full support and encouragement of the Biden, Harris Regime, and the entire US military establishment. We’ll feature frontline headlines from Nora Barrows Friedman at the Electronic Intifada news desk. Nora will also join us today to talk about the boycott divestment movement, The post Nora Barrows-Friedman of The Electronic intifada On The Boycott Divestment Movement appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Part two of a year of slaughter and genocide in occupied Palestine. Today, the students abandon their classes and hit the streets to demand an end to the genocide in Palestine and Lebanon. The post A Year of Slaughter & Genocide: Part Two appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: A  year of slaughter and genocide in occupied Palestine. We feature a special report from the streets of San Francisco and the Bay Area. The post A Year of Slaughter and Genocide in Occupied Palestine appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.   The post Flashpoints – October 4, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Arun Gupta on the future of Israel as a major powerbroker in global affairs or a violently crumbling client state of the good ole USA. Also, Haitians in Ohio continue to face racist threats and physical abuse. And here in Berkeley where we broadcast from, the Peace & Justice Commission votes for a cease fire, but is it way too late? The post WarLandia With Arun Grupta on The Future of Israel With Global Affairs appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: We speak to Palestine Chronicle Editor and author, Ramzy Baroud, on the continuing Gaza genocide and the assassination of Hezbollah visionary leader, Hasan Nasrallah. Also, fighting against the US de-stablization  of Haiti, where starvation is starting to set in. The post Ramzy Baroud on Assassination of Hezbollah Leader, Hasan Nasrallah appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Israel continues it’s bombing of Lebanon and Gaza, as Iran responds with a barrage of high end missiles.  American law student at the U.C Berkeley accuses a professor of assaulting her during a backyard dinner held at the home of the school’s dean, Erwin Chemerinsky. Also a brief history on the illegal and violent occupation of Palestine: and a landmark law suit on the safety and dangers of keeping Diablo Canyon Nuclear Reactor on line. Opponents say its a major disaster waiting to happen. The post Iran Responds With Missile Attack After Lebanon Bombing by Israel appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Israel continues to bomb civilian Lebanon, killing and wounding hundreds. Will Bebe, Biden, Blinkin and the boys take it all the way to  Iran, sparking a regional war?  Also no let up on in the bloody Israeli killing fields of Gaza. And the Palestinian Youth Movement speaks up and takes it to the streets. Finally, documenting the Gaza genocide in poetry/day by day, with Anita Barrows The post Israel’s Continued Bombing on Civilians in Lebanon appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – September 27, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – September 26, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – September 25, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – September 24, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – September 23, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – September 20, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – September 19, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – September 18, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – September 17, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – September 16, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – September 13, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – September 12, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – September 11, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – September 10, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Did Bebe create and leak forged Hamas documents to falsely shape public opinion in support of his endless genocide? Also in a new ABC Australia report “Israeli forces are accused of killing their own citizens under the ‘Hannibal Directive’ during October 7 chaos. And we follow up on An American-Turkish woman–A member of the International Solidarity Movement– who was assassinated by the IDF in the occupied West bank last Friday during an anti-settler protest in Beita on the west bank The post Did Israel Forge Hamas Documents to Shape Public Opinion in Support of The Genocide in Gaza? appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: An American-Turkish woman–A member of the International  Solidarity Movement–was shot dead by illegal Israeli occupiers during an anti-settler protest in West Bank town of Beita: We speak to Zeaid Abbas, who grow up on the West Bank, about the Israeli murder of the activist: And the Election Crimes Bulletin returns with Greg Palast on the frontline-fight to protect your vote from a growing army of armed vote denyers willing to track you down at gunpoint The post Flashpoints – September 6, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: The destruction of the West Bank continues unabated by Israeli occupation forces; Norman Solomon reminds in a new peace for Common Dreams the Knowledge is Power and Gaza War Supporters don/t want students to have either. And Antinuclear expert Karl Grossman takes us on a tour of the possible triggers to a nuclear war, and what that might look like The post Flashpoints – September 5, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Sharif Abdel Kouddous, on the destruction of the West Bank and the attacking of journalists trying to report the war crimes. Also a graduate student at Indiana University sues the school for violations of his free speech rights around the ongoing genocide in Palestine. And our weekly frontline Gaza genocide report from the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman The post Indiana University Student Sues School For Violating Free Speech Around The Ongoing Genocide in Palestine appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Genocide Joe goes silent while Bebe digs in for the big one. War on all horizons; Richard Silverstein joins us to talk about the next wave of war and violence in Israel and Palestine. Also is Israel using AI to carry out its genocide. And our own senior producer, Miguel Gavilan Molina, leading the way, brings back the power and importance of the Chicano Moratorium, remembering the crucial history and paving the way for another generation of resistance. The post Genocide Joe Biden Silent While Bebe Gears Up For More War appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – September 2, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on show: Culture Clash Founder, and award winning playwright, Richard Montoya is in town with a new piece. Also celebrated troubadour and human rights activist, Francisco Herrera joins us for some songs of peace and social justice. And Professor Lorena Gonzalez Counselor and La Raza studies faculty member, at Contra Costa College The post Culture Clash’s Richard Montoya Joins Us To Discuss His Latest Piece appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Israeli occupiers expand violent military operations in the west bank, vowing to turn it into another Gaza Strip. We’ll speak with Zeaid Abbas from the Middle East Children’s Alliance about the deadly situation. Also is the University of California, San Francisco Repressing Pro-Palestinian Faculty, Students, and Staff from speaking out about the US armed genocide in Palestine. The post Israeli Occupiers Expand Violent Military Operations in The West Bank appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: How would Project 2025 impact global health? We’ll speak with long-time investigative reporter Anne-Christine D’Adesky, founder of Stop the Coup; Also our weekly frontline genocide report from the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman, and long time labor photographer and reporter, David Bacon trains his wizened lens on wealthy wineries that routinely endanger workers lives. The post How Project 2025 Could Impact Global Health appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Legendary Consumer Advocate, Ralph Nader  on the Underestimates of war dead and wounded as a result of what experts assert is an ongoing genocide in illegally occupied Gaza. Also, Texas AG, Ken Paxton, on arresting Texas voters and searching their homes for DNA evidence of voter fraud?  And noted poet and translator  Anita Barrows documenting the genocide in poems in poems of suffering memory and loss. The post Ralph Nader on Underestimated Amount of Dead and Wounded in Gaza appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – August 26, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – August 23, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – August 22, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: We continue our drumbeat coverage from the streets and the suites of the chicago Democratic Convention: Arun Gupta reports: Also our weekly frontline Gaza headlines from the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman and code pink mock’s arrests of war criminals in Downtown San Francisco The post Flashpoints Correspondent Arun Gupta on Day 3 at The DNC in Chicago appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: More from the streets and the suites of Chicago as the Dems prepare to crown Harris as their official presidential candidate: Arun Gupta reports again from the windy city.  Also Code Pink takes action against genocide in San Francisco, Chicago and we’ll have an update on the US funded genocide in Gaza The post Reporting Back From Day 2 at the DNC In Chicago appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: A live report from the democratic convention and the streets of Chicago: Special Flashpoints correspondent and media analyst, Arun Gupta is on the ground. We’ll hear about the “uncommitted” movement calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. Also fighting the Israeli lobby from the inside the AIPAC drowning of democratic Congress-woman Corey Bush The post Flashpoints Correspondent Arun Gupta Reporting Back From The DNC appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: The Election Crimes Bulletin returns with a special report on Trump’s quiet coup: Greg Palast continues  his frontline reporting  on a growing army of vote deniers ready to jump for Trump. Also, hundreds of immigrants to walk 48 miles from San Jose to San Francisco asking to be seen, recognized, and legalized.  They call for the end of diatribes against immigrants and uplift a pathway to citizenship instead.  Francisco Herera and Miguel Gavilan Molina will be on the march. And code pink and many other groups plan to protest the democrats and their silence continuing support of genocide The post The Latest Edition of The Election Crimes Bulletin w/ Greg Palast appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Hundreds of immigrants and their supporters will walk 48 miles from San Jose to San Francisco asking to be seen, recognized, and legalized. We’ll talk to our good friend Renee Suacedo about this upcoming walk for civil and human rights. Also what does three years of Taliban rule look like on the ground in Afghanistan: Anti-genocide activists blocking the fueling of genocide in Palestine The post The Walk For Civil and Human Rights appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Responding to the ongoing US/Israeli genocide with music and poetry with David Rovicks, and we’ll feature frontline headlines from Nora Barrows Friedman at the Electronic Intifada, The post Musician David Rovics Joins Us Live appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: We update the actions of  the “No Harbour for Genocide” Campaign which targets “Ships of Death” carrying fuel bound for Israel. Mobilizations across the Mediterranean have in fact disrupted Military fuel transit to Israel. Also a  report on Afghanistan and the region with more deep background on the pro-democracy movement in Bangladesh. And, fighting to end veteran debts and standing up to Gov Gav’s homeless crackdown The post An Update on The No Harbour For Genocide Campaign appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Another Israeli slaughter in Gaza, killing over a hundred people. Many are women and children among the shredded, disemboweled bodies of the dead. Also, activists lobby UN members to take action against the genocide in Gaza. And, money in politics, fighting to end citizens united. The post The Slaughter in Gaza Continues, As Over 100 Die This Past Weekend appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Pastor Munther Isaac, from occupied Bethlehem, on confronting the silence of the American church on the Palestine genocide. And the Election Crimes Bulletin returns with Greg Palast on the frontline-fight to protect your vote from a growing army of vote denyers The post The Latest Edition of The Election Crimes Bulletin w/ Greg Palast appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel,  will skip the A-bomb Memorial Service in Nagasaki tomorrow because Israel was not invited. Also Spy for No Country: remembering the Teenage Atomic Spy Who May Have Saved the World from Nuclear War: And on the liberation movement of Bangladesh, will it alter the future of the country, the region, and world for the better, or are their darker forces behind it calling the shots The post Remembering The Teenage Atomic Spy Who May Have Saved The World From Nuclear War appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Long time Flashpoints friend and American Indian Movement founder Bill Means, elevated to be the chief of all chiefs for North America. Also the liberation movement of Bangladesh, will it to alter the future of the country, the region, and world for the better, or are their darker forces behind it, calling the shots. And we’ll feature the weekley news update on Israel’s ongoing Genocide from Electronic Intifafa with Nora Barrows Friedman The post AIM Co-Founder Bill Means On Being Elevated To Chief of All Chiefs in North America appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz make their debut together: And a new pesticide ban for parts of central and Northern California The post Flashpoints – August 6, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show:  Governor Gav  continues his violent encampment resolution that cruelly targets the homeless for massive regional evictions. We’ll look at the impact on San Francisco, where the mayor is helping to turn the screws on the homeless: We’ll also take a look at the city of Berkeley, and alternative policies for the unhoused: and on the front lines, fighting to elect Corey Bush in  a real grass-roots people’s candidate fights the israeli lobby to keep her seat in Congress. The post Governor Newsom’s Violent Encampment Resolution Targets The Homeless appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: On the front lines, fighting to elect Corey Bush, a real grass-roots people’s candidate fights to keep her seat in congress: also a brief history of the violent European settler movement: from Palestine and beyond, and deadly violence continues in US Occupied Haiti. The post Flashpoints – August 2, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Genocide Joe goes silent on Israel’s high profile assassinations of Hezbollah and Hamas Leaders. What next for the growing war in the middle east? Also progressives warn that Shapiro VP choice would fracture Democratic Unity. And did the black Dems give trump exactly what he wanted; a place back in the spotlight of the public’s eye The post Genocide Joe Silent on Israel’s Assassinations of Hezbollah & Hamas Leaders appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Israel carries out bold assassinations of Hezbollah and Hamas Leaders; what are the implications for a wider war? also Filipino Front-line Activists protest expanding defense ties with the right-wing Marcos II regime. And frontlines headlines from the electronic intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman The post Filipino Activists Protest Right Wing Marcos II Regime appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: The “No Harbor for Genocide” Campaign Targets “Ships of Death” carrying fuel Bound for Israel: also we rebroadcast last nights moving report with three frontline docs recently back from Gaza: and the growing dangers of a Nuke melt-down at Diablo Canyon The post No Harbor For Gas Targets Ships of Death appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: A trio of Doctors report back on the ongoing slaughter and Genocide in the killing fields of Palestine: also tough Questions for VP Harris on  immigration and labor rights from a senior adviser to the Latino Legislative Caucus of California:: And Gov Gavin puts the screws to the homeless in California The post Doctors Reporting Back On The Continued Genocide in Gaza appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Calling Out the Democrats to Pass Legalization Legislation for millions of undocumented people. Also, fighting for Indigenous rights and turning back the illegal extractors on native lands: And our weekly Election Crimes Bulletin with Greg Palast returns with compelling new information about voter suppression in Georgia and around the US.  And Palast also reports on how Trump wants to make teaching history illegal The post The Latest Edition of The Election Crimes Bulletin w/ Greg Palast appeared first on KPFA.

On today’s show we take a closer look at the media spectacle we’re calling Mr. Netanyahu comes to Washington with our guest Richard Silverstein of the online publication Tikun Olam.  Next up, Keith McHenry of Food not Bombs joins us as we cover an executive order clearing homeless encampments throughout the state issued by California Governor Gavin Newsom today piggybacking off a June Supreme Court decision criminalizing homelessness. Finally, we return to Haiti with Flashpoints political analyst Frantz Jerome to discuss disturbing developments within the so-called Presidential Transition Council ruling the island nation since a US/CARICOM brokered agreement was signed to ostensibly address the problem of paramilitary gangs. The post The Media Spectacle of Netanyahu’s Trip To Washington appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – July 24, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Code Pink protests the Netanyahu visit to the US, as the deadly US Israeli Genocide against Palestine, continues to expand: also we’ll listen in to a little of Kamala on the stump for pres: And  Award-winning Palestinian-American poet, writer, and editor. Deema K Shehabi joins us for a mini-reading…Shehabi has family in middle of the Gaza Genocide. The post Code Pink Protests Netanyahu’s Visit to The US appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: An update on the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Will Harris make a difference if she is elected? Also, we feature a rebroadcast of a powerful  eye-witness account from a front-line trauma surgeon just back from treating genocide victims in the Gaza Strip. And Julian Assange is a free man but the good journalism that got him jailed is in jeopardy based on the courts actions The post If Elected, Will Kamala Harris Make A Difference on Palestine? appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: The future of immigrant rights in the USA: we spend a good part of the hour with front line refugee rights activist and National spokesperson for NDLON, or the National day-laborer organizing Network, Pablo Alvarado::and we’ll have a singout for labor and human rights with Flashpoints resident troubadour, and the co-director of the San Francisco daylabor center.. The post The Future of Immigrants Rights After The Election appeared first on KPFA.

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Today on the Show: Coleen Rowley, a former FBI special agent, protesting the Gaza genocide at the republican convention. Rowley is a strong supporter and advocate for Freedom Flotilla to break the Gaza siege. Code Pink planning a special welcome for the noted Genocidist, Bebe Netenyahu in Washington. And we’ll feature frontline headlines from Nora Barrows Friedman at the electronic Intifada The post Former FBI Agent, Coleen Rowley Protesting Gaza Genocide at RNC appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: An eye-witness report from a surgeon just back from treating genocide victims in the Gaza Strip: The message from the doc, ” As Surgeons, We Have Never Seen Cruelty Like Israel’s Genocide in Gaza”. We urge anyone who reads this to publicly oppose sending weapons to Israel as long as this onslaught continues. Is it times for the Dems to say no more Joe, step aside. And poet Anita Barrows continue to take on the Gaza Genocide in Poetry. Vote The post Eye Witness Report From Surgeon Just Back From Gaza appeared first on KPFA.

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Today on the Show: The Election Crimes Bulletin returns in full force as Greg Palast continues his battle to free your votes and makes sure they are counted. And Nation Reporter and Flashpoints contributor Arun Gupta tells the real back story on NATO and its huge expansion, as NATO ministers finish up their Business in Washington D.C. The post The Latest Edition of The Election Crimes Bulletin w/ Greg Palast appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: NATO and the US War Machine: Biden’s claim to fame in the expansion of NATO. Also, a new mobile billboard exposes Israeli war crimes in Gaza. The post WarLandia Returns with Arun Grupta appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: We feature an in-depth update on the situation in Afghanistan in the context of the US Destabilization through post-cold war NATO policies. And how NATO militarized Canadian foreign policy. Canada no longer does peacekeeping. Canada is at its lowest level in 30 years for peacekeeping with only 49 Canadian soldiers on United Nations peace support operations The post An In Depth Discussion The Situation in Afghanistan As A Result of Post Cold War NATO Policies appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: The Haiti action center protests the reoccupation of Haiti by US supported and armed Kenyan troupes. Also,  Eyewitness to Genocide in Palestine; bay-area activists bare witness to the killing fields The post Eyewitness To Genocide in Palestine appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Genocide Joe keeps up the deadly weapons flow to Israel, and the killing fields widen. We’ll speak with Ziad Abbas for an update on the US/Israeli war against Palestine. We also speak with Richard Silverstein on the IDF’s Hannibal Directive. And Pierre LaBossiere, founder, of Haiti Action Committee, speaks out against the violent US supported occupation of Haiti by heavily armed Kenyan forces, with a reputation for violence against civilians The post Genocide Joe Biden Keeps The Weapons Going to Israel appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – July 5, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – July 4, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.