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Today on Flashpoints: Earth-Day 2014. We will have a new report from the United Nations says that climate change can be solved by the radical implementation of alternative energy sources. Also a look a Chernobyl 28 years after the nuclear reactor meltdown. And six months to the day since young Andy Lopez was gunned down by a seasoned sheriff’s trainer, and the community is still demanding justice

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Flashpoints 04-22-14

Today on Flashpoints we proudly rebroadcast a speech given recently by theoretical physicist and Pacifica Radio host Dr. Michio Kaku entitled “The Future Of The Mind”. This took place in Berkeley on February 28th at the First Congressional Church of Berkeley

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Flashpoints 04-21-14

Today on Flashpoints: The battle for justice in Palestine; we feature an interview with Electronic Intifada founder, Ali Abumimah, on his new book about the battle for the liberation of Palestine. And for the rest of the hour we remember the life and legacy of Robert Knight, who passed away yesterday.

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Today on Flashpoints: Brute force and the use of torture in in the US Public school system. Also, tracking white supremacists in the wake of the recent killings in Kansas City. And we’ll feature out weekly report from the Electronic Intifada, hosted by Nora Barrows Friedman

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Flashpoints 04-16-14

Today on Flashpoints, we continue the celebration of the 65th birthday of KPFA with a classic speech given by June Jordan and an excerpt of a recent speech given by Dr. Michio Kaku.

Flashpoints 04-15-14

Today on a special edition of Flashpoints. we celebrate 65 years of KPFS/Pacifica Radio, with a powerful and prescient speech by the late great Gore Vidal, recorded in 1994. Gore Vidal was speaking at a benefit for KPFA and the Middle East Children’s Alliance. The host for the evening was Barbara Lubin.

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Flashpoints 04-14-14

Today on Flashpoints: 64 years after Edward R Murrow’s “Harvest of Shame” broadcast, and farmworkers and their families are still devastated by racist policies, under an African American President. We’ll examine the multiple impacts of NAFTA, including the forcing of tens of thousands of migrants living in Mexico, into endless daily and weekly commutes into the US for subsistence wages. And for National Poetry Month, a poem by Palestinian American Poet, Naomi Shihab Nye

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Flashpoints 04-10-14

Today on Flashpoints:We’ll take an in-depth look at US supported war crimes by Rwanda in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Also, private equity firms take over the rental housing market and partner with big banks in the creation of “rental-backed Securities”. Also, a new list of endangered rivers released today by the conservation group, American Rivers

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Flashpoints 04-09-14

Today on Flashpoints: Was Turkish intelligence behind the use of Sarine gas in Syria? Also, we’ll feature an in-depth interview with Kathy Kelly on the battle against the expanding use of killer drones at home and abroad. And Mark Karlin, editor of Buzz Flash at Truth Out, joins us for a look at the impact global warming in the windy city.

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Flashpoints 04-08-14

Today on Flashpoints: Immigrants Rights activists rise up across the country, in a call for an immediate halt to Obama’s massive deportation program, that has now reached two million people. We’ll speak to the leader of the Protect Our Families, Save the Children campaign about their work to get school boards all over the country to take an active stand against deportation. And we’ll be joined by long time noted Latino community leader, Nativo Lopez to talk about the real politics standing in the way of reform. And we’ll feature a special extended Flashpoints report on a protest for immigrants rights in downtown San Francisco on Friday in which several dozen people were arrested. And The USG caught trying to destabilize Cuba using twitter and other Social Media

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Flashpoints 04-07-14