KPFA - Flashpoints

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April 27 Report from Iran: Perception on the Ground about the Weeks of US/Israeli Bombings
Today on Flashpoints: We go to Isfahan, Iran for a report on the ground about the impact of the weeks of US/Israeli bombings and fears of a return to the fighting; Then we return to Port au Prince with an update from our clandestine correspondent on the ground; Finally, we feature a Flashpoints Flashback segment with a January 21, 2026 interview featuring Alan MacCleod discussing the first ball to fall into Trump’s roulette wheel of changing narratives justifying the attack on Iran. Back then it was a “regime change” narrative alleging help for Iranians freeing themselves from the yoke of an oppressive government.
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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April 24 Father John Heagle and “Priests Against Genocide”
Today on Flashpoints: We speak with a Catholic priest who is the leader of a burgeoning movement called Priests Against Genocide. Then we address the Tech Broligarchy run amok with a Peter Thiel backed project called Objection.ai designed to undermine free press and whistleblowers. Finally we replay our interview with Hanady Salman about the assassination of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil by Israeli Defense Forces.
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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April 23 CodePink with Medea Benjamin and Israel Murders Lebanese Journalist Amal Khalil
Today on Flashpoints: We feature PinkNotes with our good friends at CodePink. Medea Benjamin will be joining us live. Then we pay tribute to slain Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, a brilliant and courageous correspondent for the Al-Akhbar newspaper who was killed in an Israeli airstrike yesterday in the town of Al-Tayri. After surviving an initial drone strike on a nearby vehicle, she and her colleague sought shelter in a home. The Israeli military then dropped a bomb directly on that building. It’s being called another targeted assassination of journalists by the Israeli Defense Forces.
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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April 22 Tightrope Walked by Delcy Rodriguez and the Leadership of the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela
Venezuela and the tightrope Delcy Rodriguez and the leadership of the Bolivarian Revolution are being forced to walk by the Trump regime. Then, the tremendous amounts of money being made off of what appears to be insider trading timed to taske advantage of Trump’s social media posts. The new digital landscape takes corruption and war profiteering to a new level.
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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April 21 From Tehran with Dr. Foad Izadi, Professor of American Studies at the University of Tehran
Today on Flashpoints: We feature an in-depth interview on the ground in Tehran with Dr. Foad Izadi, a Professor of American Studies at the University of Tehran. He specializes in U.S. foreign policy and the domestic political machinery that drives Washington’s endless wars. Then we go to Beirut for an interview with Lebanese journalist Hanady Salman about the impact of Israel’s deadly attacks against the population which they view as supporters of Hezbollah. Hanady tells the real story behind Israel’s military aggression.
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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April 20 In-Depth Discussion about the Middle East and the State of the Anti-War Movement with Richard Becker
Today on Flashpoints: We feature an in-depth discussion about the Middle East and the state of the anti-war movement with Richard Becker of the Answer Coalition. Then we spend the second half of the show discussing US/Latin American relations with international civil and human rights attorney Dan Kovalik.
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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April 17 We’ll be Joined by Culture Clash Founder Richard Montoya
Today on show: We’ll be joined by Culture Clash Founder Richard Montoya in Los Angeles with an update on the continuing Ice crack-downs and government related repression coming down from Trump; Also Remembering radical visionary Michael Parenti/the people’s intellectual…who recently passed
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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April 16 We Celebrate the Exalted Work of Chicano Writer/Activist Alejandro Murguia
Today on the show: We celebrate the exalted work of Chicano writer/activist Alejandro Murguia; Also we feature the latest edition of the powerful Electronic Intifada, with Nora Barrows Friedman.
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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April 15 Cal State University Professor Dr. Jonathan Caravello Aquitted of Felony Assault Charges
Cal State University professor Jonathan Caravello was arrested and jailed on felony charges in July 2025 for “using a deadly or dangerous weapon” in an alleged assault on a federal officer. Caravello was arrested following an ICE raid where a 57 year-old Jaime Alanis Garcia was chased by ICE agents before falling 30 feet onto concrete. What happened that fateful day?
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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April 14 Trump Gears Up for His Monroe Doctrine for South and Central America
Today on the Show: Trump on the back swing from getting his ass kicked in the Middle East gears up for his Monroe Doctrine for South and Central America; Also Gaza and South Lebanon taking another beating: Ziad Abbas of Mecca will join us live; Also Anita Barrows will share her latest poems from the Gaza Genocide; And more and more folks are hungry and homeless and the situation isn’t expected to get any better, with WWIII just around the corner.
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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