Today on Flashpoints: We speak with the president of the United Farm-Workers, as the union prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of grape strike, which gave rise to the UFW. Also a powerful new speech by activist and Pulitzer winning author Chris Hedges
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Today on Flashpoints: We feature an encore broadcast remembering the September 11th /1973 US overthrow of the democratically elected government of Allende in Chile and the September 11, 2001 leveling of the Twin Towers. We’ll spend the entire hour with noted Poet, Martin Espada remembering both events in poetry
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Today on Flashpoints: Will the justice department finally crack down on wall street’s corporate vampires? Also, an in depth update on the refugee crisis in Europe. And we’ll take a look at the very serious problem of prostitution in Korea
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Today on Flashpoints: An in depth look at the US nuke deal with Iran. Also, an Israeli nuclear whistle-blower interviewed for the first time on Israeli media. The big US papers fail to tie hundreds of civilian causalities in Yemen to the US, and US intelligence. And activists in San Francisco plan a major protest against gentrification and across the board attacks on the poor
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