FLASHPOINTS

Today on Flashpoints: Obama nominates a drone murder justifier for a place on the US First Circuit Court of Appeals. Also, anti-drone activists face sentencing in Hancock, New York tomorrow. We’ll also hear how equal pay for women is still an uphill battle. And we’ll feature our regular weekly report on occupied Palestine from the electronicintifada.net with Nora Barrows Friedman

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Flashpoints 01-30-14

Today on Flashpoints: Progressives outraged that Obama has become the “Fracker and Chief”.  We’ll feature and in depth discussion on Obama’s dangerous energy policy. Also, anti-nuclear activist Harvey Wasserman remembers co-writing a song with Pete Seeger. And we’ll have an update on the battle to win justice for Andy Lopez

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Flashpoints 01-29-14

Today on Flashpoints: We continue our multi-part series on Lyme disease, and we’ll explore how Lyme can cause neurological symptoms that look like MS and Alzheimer’s. Also, a giant hospital chain fires nurse leaders on the forefront of the fight for safe and affordable care. And we remember the most important political troubodor of the 20th and 21 first century: The beloved Pete Seeger has passed away at 94, but his spirit will live on.

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Flashpoints 01-28-14

Today on Flashpoints: We’ll have a live report from Thailand where the battle for a real people’s democracy continues. We’ll have an encore broadcast of our interview with celebrated author Amy Tan who is battling Lyme disease. And United Farmworkers founder Delores Huerta remembers Chicano artist and visionary Jose Montoya.

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Flashpoints 01-27-14

Today on Flashpoints: Privatizing public transportation in San Francisco to accommodate Silicon Valley. The people fight back. Also, Miguel Gavilan Molina remembers Chicano artistic visionary, Jose Montoya. And we’ll have our weekly edition of Electronic Intifada.com with Nora Barrows Friedman

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Flashpoints 01-23-14

Today on Flashpoints: Internationally noted novelist Amy Tan Speaks out about her battle against Lyme disease. Also, we’ll have a doctor who is an expert in Lyme disease in the San Francisco Bay Area. More on the political witch-hunt of Jean Bertrand Aristide. And the Biggz beat is back with a review of the HBO series “Looking”

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Flashpoints 01-22-14

Today on Flashpoints: West Virginia Governor tell the people of his state to drink at their own risk. Also, the 1st of a three part series on ongoing efforts to indict Artistide on trumped murder charges. And how come the feds went silent when their discovered a series of plots to murder members of The Occupy Movement in different Cities

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Flashpoints 01-22-14

Today on a special edition of Flashpoints, we present an encore broadcast of a special one hour program on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the historic civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.

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Flashpoints 01-21-14

Today on Flashpoints: A 35 year veteran of the NSA speaks out about the Snowden revelations. We’ll also speak with a former FBI special council about the NSA’s subversion of democracy. And here in Berkeley, is the right wing trying to purge the left from the city council through redistricting?

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Flashpoints 01-16-14

Today on Flashpoints: An expanded investigation into Lyme disease and how the medical profession has dropped the ball in dealing with this new emerging epidemic. Also, an epidemic of police harassment and violence against young people working for justice for Andy Lopez

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Flashpoints 01-15-14