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Today on Flashpoints: A new president for Egypt, but was the election rigged? Also, in a globally released letter, a group of Nobel laureates question whether Human Rights Watch has been infiltrated and watered down by its close connections to the US State Department. And we’ll have our regular weekly report from the Electronic Intifada, hosted by Nora Barrow Friedman

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Flashpoints 05-29-14

Today on Flashpoints: Obama goes to West Point, declares success in Afghanastan and readies the Nation for an expanded US supported war in Syria. And we remember great poet, orator, dancer, actress, world traveler Maya Angelou who passed away early this morning and will be deeply missed

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Flashpoints 05-28-14

Today on Flashpoints:A Pulitzer winning reporter comes out as gay and undocumented, and makes a moving film about it. Also, an anti-nuclear update from Fukushima. And Flashpoints special correspondent Sabrina Jacobs, reports on big changes in the Zapatista Movement as Marcos steps down.

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Flashpoints 05-27-14

Today on Flashpoints: We bring you another interview in our ongoing series,looking at the Lyme epidemic. We’ll also rebroadcast a pair of interviews we did on Lyme.

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Flashpoints 05-22-14

Today on Flashpoints: We feature a new speech by American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, logician, political commentator and activist Noam Chomsky

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Flashpoints 05-21-14

Today on Flashpoints: South Korean president shifts blame to her Coast Guard for the recent ferry disaster that cost hundreds of children their lives. Also, we’ll have an update on the ongoing resistance to a giant sea base in Jeju Island. Later on in the show, we celebrate the life and times of Malcolm X, on his birthday

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Flashpoints 05-19-14

Today on Flashpoints: US Neo Cons determine to gut and stalemate current US nuclear talks with Iran. Also a Flashpoints interview with Oliver Stone and an excerpt of a Q&A with the director.

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Flashpoints 05-15-14

Today on Flashpoints: We feature a recent speech given in Berkeley by Radicial economist, Richard Wolf

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Flashpoints 05-14-14

Today on Flashpoints: New York Times Reporter, James Risen facing Jail time for refusing to reveal his sources. Also, we’ll feature our regular weekly broadcast of the Electronic Intifada, hosted by Nora Barrows Friedman. And Hope into Practice, a new book by Penny Rosenwasser: Jewish Women Choosing Justice over fear

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Flashpoints 05-13-14

Today on Flashpoints: Supporting the Children of Political Prisoners. We’ll Speak to the granddaughter of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, who were murdered by the state of New York after being convicted of being Soviet Spies.  Also Barbara Lubin of the Middle East Children’s Alliance reports back from Lebanon: and a new speech by Ali Abunimah: The Fight for the Liberation of Palestine.

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Flashpoints05-12-14