KPFA - Flashpoints

oday on the show: The legendary Co-founder of the American Indian Movement and International Indian Treaty Council, Bill Means, joins us from Minnesota for an in-depth look at Trump’s police state tactics in the heartlands and the fight back by the American Indian Movement

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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: Cuba under political attacks by the United States. Gloria La Reva, just back from the island nation will join us for an update. Also we feature our weekly broadcast of the Electronic Intifada Newscast with Nora Barrows Friedman

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Today we discuss the recent visit of Colombian president Gustavo Petro to the White House following his condemnation of the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and First lady Cilia Flores. Then we cast a light back on the cruel and viscous tightening of the embargo against the Cuban people and their government. Finally, we feature a discussion of Trump and Company’s attempt to mangle the US Constitution through an Executive Order reversing the birthright citizenship clause in the 14th Amendment.       

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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: 48,000 San Francisco public school kids are home today, as teachers go on strike for the first time in 47 years. The educators are demanding pay raises and better healthcare plans. We’ll speak with long time KPFA producer and striking San Francisco High School teacher, Pedro Reyes about the bottom line in fighting for an inspired educational system. Also Kevin Pina reports on US War ship spotted off the coast of Haiti, and will talk about a new play about aging. Later,  Life & Death, A Love Story, with celebrated bay-area playwright and performer, Sherry Glaser

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Today on the show: Standing tall against the war on brown and black and indigenous people in the good old boy’s USA. We’ll be joined by Professor Lorena Gonzalez of Contra Costa College la Rasa Studies. Also joining us is Professor Ron Lopez Chicano Studies Sonoma State University and Camilo Perez Bustillo former executive director for the SF Bay Area Chapter of the NLG. Currently, Camilo is part of the leadership of Witness at the Border and a coordinator of the national NLG’s Task Force on the Americas.

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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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On today’s show we turn our attention to the US military buildup and threats of another US military aggression, this time against Iran.. Next up we feature an exclusive interview with Yves Engler about his run for the leadership of the New Democratic Party, known as the NDP in Canada, and how his criticisms of Israel’s genocide in Gaza landed him jail. It’s a wide ranging discussion of US Canada relations you won’t want to miss.  Finally, here in the SF Bay Area we’re lucky to have another opportunity to screen the amazing documentary film, “Thabyay: Creative Resistance in Myanmar, we’ll be joined by the director Jeanne Hallacy.

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