FLASHPOINTS

First, Dennis Bernstein and Miguel Gavilan Molina report live from tonight’s protest scene at 24th and Mission in San Francisco, speaking with activists on US Government sponsored abuse of families and children at the US southern border.

Next, we’ll hear an interview recorded on Monday, June 24, 2019, with National Book Award winning author and radical educator, Jonathan Kozol.

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Flashpoints- Friday, June 28, 2019

From the studios of KPFA in Berkeley California, this is Flashpoints. I’m Dennis Bernstein in Northern Cali with Randy Credico in New York City.  Today on the show we continue our multi year series: Julian Assange Countdown To Freedom. Assange is back in court on Monday.. We’ll speak to a British lawyer who is fighting to get the information from the British government that Assange needs to defend himself: and we’ll also speak to a former British Ambassador who is speaking out loudly on behalf of his good friend Julian Assange.

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Flashpoints 06-27-2019

Coming to you from the vigilant studios of KPFA in Berkeley California this is Flashpoints.

First up, the Haitian press is reporting that this past Sunday at least thirty protesters were killed in Haiti by police and govt-sponsored gangs working together to squash protests demanding an end to the current govt and the resignation of President Jovenel Moise. Then we turn our attention to the first of two nights of back-to-back Democratic party debates beginning tonight in Miami, Florida.  We speak with Code Pink founder Medea Benjamin for her views about the chances for peace offered by the 2020 presidential candidates of the Democratic Party. 

I’m Kevin Pina, with all this straight ahead on your daily investigative news magazine, Flashpoints on Pacifica Radio, stay tuned.

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Flashpoints 06-26-19

Today on Flashpoints: We rebroadcast our Earth Day Special: from Chernobyl to Fukashima to Three Mile 
Island. We spend the entire hour on the continuing deadly dangers of on-going nuclear radiation releases.

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Flashpoints 06-25-19

Today on Flashpoints: National book award winning author and radical educator, Jonathan Kozol, calls Joe Biden out for his outright and ongoing active support of school segregation. And, outrage in the Latino community against concentration camps for child refugees, fleeing violence and poverty in Central America.

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Flashpoints 06-24-19

Today on Flashpoints: The US threatens Iran with an all out illegal war. We’ll speak with international laqyer and author, Francis Boyle about it. Also, the President of China visits North Korea after a 15 year hiatus. And we speak with Keith McHenry of Food Not Bombs for our weekly segment, Food Fight.

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Flashpoints 06-20-19

Today on Flashpoints: We continue with our regular series Julian Assange: Countdown to Freedom, along with Randy Credico of Live on The Fly. Today we’re joined by actress, activist, Pamela Anderson and former British Parliamentarian, George Galloway.

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Flashpoints 06-19-19

Today on Flashpoints: We proudly rebroadcast a recent speech give in the Bay Area by poet and author, Carolyn Forche about her new book, What You Have Heard Is True” 

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Flashpoints 06-18-19

Today on Flashpoints: Pubelo Sin Fronteras still under attack for their active support of refuggees fleeing violence in Central America. Also, Japanese victims of US internment speak out against the brutal treatment of fleeing migrants. And elections in Guatemala: A new president but the same old right wing policies by military drug traffickers calling the shot there

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Flashpoints 06-17-19