KPFA - Flashpoints

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: A Tucson, bag over the head, police killing just like the one in Rochester: A long time Tucson human rights activists speaks out about the police in-custody kill of a young Latino dad, and continuing attempts by Police chief Chris Magus/formerly from Richmond, to silence community outrage about the police violence. Also activists in San Francisco’s East Bay speak out and hunger strike to call attention to violent cops

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Today on the Show: The Election Crimes Bulletin returns with Greg Palast. On the crimes bulletin today, The ACLU of Georgia releases the Palast investigative fund report. The state likely removed nearly 200,000 citizens from the voter rolls who never moved. This ongoing battle could decide the 2020 election. Also Biden in Kenosha, while the swing-state of Wisconsin hangs in the balance: we’ll get a special report about an upsurge in support for progressive candidates, and much more

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Today on the Show: Fighting wage theft against America’s most vulnerable workers. We’ll feature a troubling new report from Rutgers Center for Innovation in Workers Organizations. And we’ll report on a virtual rally that was held to create a “San Francisco Domestic Work Dignity Council” to bring together domestic workers, employers, and others to improve standards in the domestic work industry. And we rebroadcast our recent interview on Beirut after the massive explosion that laid waste to large chunks of the port and the city

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Today on the Show: Farmworkers on the Frontlines, caught between the fires and covid19. We’ll speak to UFW President Teresa Romano: Also fighting pesticide exposures in Monterey California: And the US war on China and chinese interests continues unabated

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Today on the Flashpoints Chris Ott, Executive Director of the ACLU of Wisconsin tells us why the internationally celebrated legal rights group has called for the immediate resignation of  both Kenosha Sheriff, David Beth and Police Chief Daniel Miskinis. Also a local activist catches Sheriff Beth in a Big Lie. We’ll feature a report from our special correspondent in Portland in the aftermath of the protest and clashes over the weekend that included gunfire and the killing of an apparent right wing trump supporter: and we’ll also be joined by Kevin Alexander, long time civil rights activist, former adviser to Jesse Jackson and noted author of Killing Trayvons: An anthology of American Violence.

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Today on FlasshpointsL A LIVE special edition of The Election Crimes Bulletin, with best selling author and investigative reporter, Greg Palast

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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: A 17 year old white supremacist is arrested today and is being held on murder charges by authorities in Illinois. Several videos that have gone viral, not only show the real time murders but show police apparently encouraging the armed 17 year old, to take action. We’ll also have an in-depth report from Beirut three weeks after the massive exploding that killed and wounded over six thosand people, and displaced tens of thousands more..

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Today on the Show: The Family, and attorneys for 29 year old Jacob Blake–shot in the back by police 7 times at close range in front of his three children–speak out: Also the fight to save the US Post Office in time for the 2020 elections

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