KPFA - Flashpoints

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August 11, 2021 Holding the Police Accountable in the Killing of Angelo Quinto.
Today on the show: Holding the police accountable in the killing of Angelo Quinto, The troubled young man was killed in his own home in front of his family by Antioch Police on Dec. 23rd, 2020. And in a powerful twist of fate, Governor Gavin Newsome has opened the door for a special innocence investigation into the case of death-row prisoner, Kevin Cooper. We’ll rebroadcast our interview with cooper on death row regarding Newsom’s granting him the special hearing.
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1 hr
August 10, 2021 The International Panel on Climate Change Releases a Troubling New Report!
Today on the Show: The International Panel on Climate Change releases a troubling new report that predicts the world’s temperatures will rise beyond the tipping point in 2030 — ten years earlier than initially forecast. Also, the landfills along the US coasts have become a ticking environmental time bomb and the USG has dropped the ball: on the frontlines of the Election protection movement with Harvey Wasserman, the battle for your vote continues.
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6 min
August 09, 2021 Remembering the Saudi-Yemen School Bus Attack
Today on the Show: Remembering the Saudi-Yemen School Bus Attack that killed forty children in cold blood. And the fight to cut off aid to the Saudis: also LIVING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE IN FARMWORKER COMMUNITIES: We’ll be joined by photojournalist David Bacon to talk about his moving new piece on the subject: and the crack down on radical anti-line 3 environmentalist Jessica Reznicek:
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1 hr
August 06, 2021 What happened to Steven Donzinger
Today on the Show: We’ll examine What happened to Harvard law school graduate, Steven Donziger, who decided to devote a good chunk of his life to successfully representing an Ecuadorian tribe against Chevron to the tune of $9.5 billion settlement. Will also be joined by Greg Palast who reported the story early on for BBC and Democracy Now.
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1 hr
August 05, 2021 Veterans Against the War
Today on our show: We feature a conversation with John Motter of About Face: Veterans Against the War and a co-founder of Ground Game LA, a social justice community organization in Los Angeles. John addresses the issues facing thousands of military personnel returning from Afghanistan and its connection to issues here at home. Next up we focus on the case of Daniel Hale who was prosecuted under the Espionage Act and faces 45 months in jail for whistleblowing and releasing information about the National Security Agency authorized drone warfare program. Chip Gibbons, the policy director of Defending Rights and Dissent joins us for a closer look at Hale’s case and the charges against him.
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1 hr
August 04, 2021 Haiti Assassination Investigation
Today on our show, we return to Haiti where the investigation into the assassination of Jovenel Moise has been stalled by death threats against investigators and judges. Meanwhile according to the Haitian police there are eighteen former Colombian mercenaries being held along with an ever growing list of Haitians which includes police charged with guarding the president. Now we are hearing that warrants have also been issued for several high profile leaders of the opposition to the PHTK ruling party.
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1 hr
August 03, 2021 We mark the 2d anniversary of the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas
Today on the Show: We mark the 2d anniversary of the mass shooting at the Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on a Saturday morning, which resulted in the deaths of 23 people and wounded 26 others, ranging in age from 2 to 82. We’ll remember the slaughter and also look at the latest revelations about the torture and brutalization of refugee children at Fort Bliss: also we’ll continue to report on the potential impacts of the mass eviction of millions of Americans living on the edge.
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1 hr
August 02, 2021 Exploring the “Down With Duerte” Movement
Today on the Show: Food Not Bombs founder, Keith McHenry, talks about the potential eviction of thousand of people and how it will impact on the already growing numbers of the housless people. Also, the “Down with Duterte” movement grows in the San Francisco bay area.
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1 hr
July 30, 2021 Flashpoints – July 30, 2021
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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1 hr
July 29, 2021 Update on Covid And The Native American Community
Today on the show: A new outbreak of Covid and how it will impact the Native American community? We’ll explore this with Andrea Carmen, Executive Director of the International Indian Treaty council. Also, we’ll take a look at what means to have a member of the activist Indigenous communities, Deb Haaland, as Secretary of the Interior
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1 hr

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An award winning front-line investigative news magazine focusing on human, civil and workers rights, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by…