Today on Flashpoints: Big Soda’s false populism. A coalition of health groups and community organizers trying to turn the tide on big soda. Also, a new US National Security agreement with the Philippines does not bode well for human rights there. We’ll look at the horrific murder case of Jennifer Laude.
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Today on Flashpoints: Jim Crow returns as millions of minority voters are threatened by an electoral purge. Greg Palast breaks the story on Crosscheck. Also, 40 years of resistance to federal relocation continues at the four corners, as Dinch elders hold the line
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Today on Flashpoints: We present Giants of Journalism: a newly discovered rare 1997 recording of Reporters Gary Webb, Robert Parry, and Pete Brewton talking about the dangers and the pitfalls of recording on covert actions by US intelligence agencies with Flashpoints/host/producer Dennis Bernstein
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Today on Flashpoints: A special report from Mexico City on the kidnap/torture—killing of some 43 Mexican student activists by members of a major drug cartel, apparently linked to the government. And we’ll feature our regular weekly report from the electronic intifada hosted by Nora Barrows Friedman
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Today on Flashpoints: The nuclear university and U.S. power in the Pacific: U.C. Berkeley’s role in the new nuclear arms race. Also, the role of the Korea’s in what is being labeled as the U.S. Strategic Pivot. Is The shooting in Canada’s parliament yesterday being used to ramp up the western war against ISIS
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Today on Flashpoints: We continue our coverage of the Obama Administration’s prosecution of New York Times investigative reporter, James Risen, and we will also explore the wider dangers of the the US Government crack down on free speech and the first amendment. Also a legal scholar and noted people’s attorney rises to the defnse of Gary Webb, under attack again by the Washington Post
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Today on Flashpoints: A breaking story out of Arizona, where the 9th court of appeals struck down prop 100, which denied bail to thousands of undocumented immigrants. And part three of Flashpoints multipart tribute to Pulitizer Prize winning reporter, Gary Webb.
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Today on Flashpoints: New York Times journalist, James Risen, caught in DOJ’s cross hairs. Also, a new speech by Flashpoints regular contributor, and former high level CIA analyst, Ray McGovern. And we’ll be joined by Mickey Huff of Project Censored to talk about Project Censored’s new year book for 2015
Today we speak with former Flashpoints producer and current host/producer of the Electronic Intifada podcast, Nora Barrows-Friedman, about her book In Our Power: US Students Organize for Justice in Palestine . And later we’ll speak with author Nick Schou who’s 2006 book Kill The Messenger, based on the life of the late great journalist Gary Webb, will be released as a feature film, in theaters now.
Today on Flashpoints: Kill the messenger. Hollywood takes on the Gary Webb story and the CIA Contra drug connection. We speak with the author of the book the film is based on, and later we’ll feature a speech by Webb himself and Robert Parry
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