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Thursday April 27th 2017 0

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Flashpoints

maxresdefaultToday on Flashpoints: Noted Mexican American activist, Nativo Lopez speaks out on Trump’s first 100 days. Also, we’ll have a report on a protest by Korean American activists who fear another US provoked war against the Koreas. Ans we’ll feature interviews with Mission anti-gentrification activist Roberto Hernandez and noted Chicano satirist, Lalo CaRez

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Wednesday April 26th 2017 0

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Flashpoints

62df308bc3fb128c3eb47e53161cb1b9Today on Flashpoints:  How Bill Clinton and Barack Obama laid the
groundwork for Trump’s brutal and racist immigration policies. Also, an
encore broadcast of our interview with Vijay Prashad. And we’ll
feature one of many break-through stories on how CBD’s and medical
cannabis are helping kids deal with crippling seizures

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Tuesday April 25th 2017 0

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Flashpoints

420-State-of-the-UnionToday on Flashpoints: We present the first in a series of special 420 Canaworldnews reports on the cultural social and economic impacts of Marijuana in everyday life.

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Monday April 24th 2017 0

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Flashpoints

Vijay-Prashad-in-BerkeleyToday on Flashpoints: A review of Trump’s first 100 days through the eyes of noted writer, Vijay PrashadA. Also, the US adds more econimic sanctions to Syria for an alleged, but as yet unproven syran gas attack by the government.

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Thursday April 20th 2017 0

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Flashpoints

420-State-of-the-UnionToday on Flashpoints: On today April 20th also known as 420, we devote the entire hour to all things cannabis. We’ll first feature an encore broadcast of an interview we did earlier this week with pot activist and author, Martin Lee. Then, we’ll feature an encore broadcast of interviews Executive Producer, Dennis Bernstein did as part of an event on the legalization of pot in California.

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Wednesday April 19th 2017 0

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Flashpoints

ali-abunimah_1Today on Flashpoints: As Israel tightens its grip on Occupied
Palestine and strikes up its torture machine for another round, we
rebroadcast a recent speech by electronic Intifada founder, Ali
Abunimah: The “Turning Point for the Palestine Solidarity Movement:
Can Israeli Apartheid Really Be Defeated?”

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Monday April 17th 2017 0

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Flashpoints

220px-Marijuana-Cannabis-Weed-Bud-GramToday on Flashpoints: The future of safe and legal cannabis in
California. We’ll spend the full hour talking with key folks in this
new world order of ganga, pot, weed, smoke, or good old
marijuana…currently the largest cash crop in California

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Thursday April 13th 2017 0

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Flashpoints

The 'Mother of All Bombs'Today on Flashpoints: Kathy Kelly speaks out about Trump’s decision to drop the “mother of all bombs” on Afghanistan, apparently in retaliation for the death of a US soldier last week. Also, professor Francis Boyle says the bombing is totally illegal under US constitutional law. Later we’ll rebroadcast our interview with Robert Parry, editor of Consortium News, on If Trump withheld key information regarding the bombing in Syria.

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Wednesday April 12th 2017 0

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Flashpoints

Robert-Parry-headshotToday on Flashpoints: Did president Trump withhold key information from the public regarding recent allegations that the Syrian government used sarin gas against it’s own people. We’ll spend the hour with the George Polk awarding winning investigative reporter Robert Parry, founder and editor of consortiumnews.com: we will also open the phone for this important discussion

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Tuesday April 11th 2017 0

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Flashpoints

30secondstomidite-214x300Today on Flashpoints: US carrier group heading for the Koreas as Trump
raises the noise of his saber rattling against the north. Also, we’ll
preview, “Thirty Seconds to Midnight” a new film by Regis Tremblay,
which traces US and Western European history from the 15th century
onwards tracing American exceptionalism, manifest destiny, capitalism,
the neocons, the Pacific Pivot all the way to the TPP.  Also, “Trump
Should Rethink Syria Escalation”, according to a statement released by
a group of prominent former intelligence and other officials. And
RootsAction co-founder Norman Solomon warns that Trump is Plunging
Toward World War III

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    We like smart, political and well-produced music -- and are especially in search of possible new theme instrumentals. Please send it to Flashpoints, c/o KPFA, 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA 94704, or email your Mp3s at flashpointsproducer@gmail.com with full descriptions and credits.



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