Today on Flashpoints: Is Donald Trump purposely inspiring white racist supporters to commit hate crimes against Muslim holy sights. Also, the Mayor of San Francisco receives a petition urging him to boycott a gala for AIPAC. And a pair of encore interviews from our recent coverage on the middle east.
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Today on flashpoints: Civil society groups in Paris call on the rich nations to address the devastating inequalities in climate change policy. And we’ll here about the excellent work being carried out on this front by the Initiative for equality. We’ll also feature excerpts of a powerful new speech by radical economist, Richard Wolf speaking at the annual KFCF banquet at the end of last month
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Today on Flashpoints: We honor the life and times of noted Native American poet and spoken word artist, John Trudell.
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Today on Flashpoints: Doctors Without Borders calls for an international war crimes investigation into the US/NATO bombing of a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, that killed 31 civilians and wounded dozens more. Also we will rebroadcast excerpts of a recent speech by Vijay Prashad.
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Today on Flashpoints: We speak with author and former Flashpoints producer Nora Barrows-Friedman about her latest book and trip to the middle east. Then an update on the Pacific Pivot with correspondent KJ Noh. Later, The Biggz Beat returns with a look at 2015: The year everyone was offended by something or someone.
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Today on Flashpoints: The police killing fields of Chi Town. We take an in-depth look at on the on-camera police murder of 17-year old Laquan McDonald. We’ll report on a growing outcry for the resignation of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. And we’ll also feature a report on how the US National Security State has been tracking Black Lives Matter and other grassroots groups in the name of fighting terror
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Today on Flashpoints” We’ll speak to the executive director of the international Indian treaty council in Paris, heading a delegation at the climate talks in Paris. Also, fighting back against the dirty tricks of the oil polluters at Chevron, in Richmond California. And the real story behind the Turkish shoot down of the Russian fighter jet.
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Today on Flashpoints: The South Korean government in the middle of a massive crackdown on citizen protests against labor repression, destructive rice imports and the rewriting of the history books. We’ll feature a special extended report on the crackdown and the planned march for December 5th to protest. Also, a live report from the poor people’s protest in downtown Berkeley, against the city’s vicious criminalization of homelessness.
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