Today on Flashpoints: A new anonymous red squad to police independent journalists, points a finger at Counterpunch, Consortium News, Truth Out and dozens of other so called phony new websites. Also, an update on Haiti with Senior Producer, Kevin Pina.
Today on Flashpoints: We feature highlights from the Cannabis Cash and Public Banking Conference in Santa Rosa, California. We’ll feature interviews and speeches from this event.
Today on Flashpoints: We devote the entire show to an update on
Standing Rock. We’ll speak to Bill Means, who is advising the elders
regarding local state and international law. And we’ll speak to
several of the water-protectors on recent actions and what comes next
in the battle to save the river.
Today on Flashpoints: Fidel is gone but his revolutionary legacy will
live on. We’ll have a live report from Havana. And we’ll speak to a
Cuba expert about Fidel’s legacy and how his policies changed the
world we live in. Also, Jill Stein raises 6 million for a recall vote
in three states and calls our resident vote sleuth, Greg Palast to
tell him why
Today on Flashpoints, we talk with senior correspondent, Miguel Gavilan-Molina, about tomorrow’s sunrise ceremony on Alcatraz Island, here in the SF Bay Area. The event is being held in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and their resistance to the Dakota access pipeline. Then we turn our attention back to Haiti, where recent elections there this past Sunday are shaping to be a repeat of the massive fraud that derailed the last elections held on October 25th 2015.
Today on Flashpoints: The future of Public School Education under a
Trump Presidency: Also What kind of attorney general will a white
supremacist like Jefferson Beauregard Sessions make: And we’ll replay
yesterday’s eye-witness account of Sunday’s police attack at Standing
Rock
Today on Flashpoints: An exclusive eye-witness account of last night’s
violent attack against Standing Rock water protectors, by local,
state, and federal law enforcement. The attacks on the indigenous
protectors included water cannons, tear gas, mace, and rubber bullets.
At least one person was critically wounded. Also, how Standing Rock
water protectors are using technology to continue their resistance. And
Greg Palast returns with a post-election edition of our weekly
Election Crimes Bulletin
Today on Flashpoints: We conclude our week of broadcasts from Standing Rock. Today we’ll introduce you to 3 people who don’t usually enter the spotlight, but who’s fingerprints are all over this beautiful peace movement.
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