KPFA - Flashpoints

Today on the Show:: Pulitzer prize winning journalist, Chris Hedges celebrates the release of his new book, The Greatest Evil is War: Hedges spoke in Berkeley last night. And, Tony Diaz, founder of Libros Trafficante, on the banning and future burning of Books in Texas and across America/ Diaz is a pioneer in the battle for ethnic studies in US public schools

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Today on the show: We feature excerpts of our two part 4 hour documentary on the recent 335 mile United Farmworker Pilgrimage for equal rights to organize

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Today on the show: A special extended edition of the Election Crimes Bulletin with best selling investigative reporter and filmmaker Greg Palast. Greg is about to release his hard-hitting and highly relevant new film, Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman

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Today on the Show: A major storm shuts down the electricity grid in Puerto Rico. Vulture capitalists and a corporate Junta are largly to blame for the repeated failure of the power grid. We’ll feature a special report from storm-torn US colony. Also, are two boarder governors systematically violating the rights of those fleeing violence and extreme poverty from applying for asylum? And boarder activists prepare for a major pilgrimage for human rights.

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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.

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Today on the show: Anti racist activists say Biden’s plan to combat white supremacy is ill conceived and much too narrow in scope. Also,  we continue our special coverage of the brutal killing of an unarmed Farmworker by a sheriff’s deputy in Sonoma county California. And our weekly edition of the Election Crimes Bulletin, with best selling investigative reporter, Greg Palast:

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Today on the Show: Contributors to a new anthology on Occupied Gaza talk about a liberated future for Palestine on the latest edition of the electronic intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman: and we rebroadcast last night’s powerful interview on the brutal split-second killing of fleeing migrant farmworker David Pelaez-Chavez by a California’s Sheriff’s deputy

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