Today on Flashpoints: The Clintons and the Haitian earthquake. The Clintons and the drug wars. Also, Mumia sits in prison while Hinkley goes free. And excerpts of a new speech by author and activist Rebecca Gordon
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Today on Flashpoints: A live report from Tegucigalpa, Honduras on the
death-squad murder of a second indigenous leader in two weeks. Also,
the governor of Michigan testifies before congress about why he
decided to take actions that lead to the lead-poisoning of the people
of Flint. We’ll have an update on the medical condition of Mumia Abu
Jamal, And feminist playwright/performance artist sherry Glaser will
stop by on her way to the theater to tell us what she is up to tonight
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Today on Flashpoints: An in-depth look at the criminalization of poverty, outlined in a troubling new report from the Institute for Policy Studies, the poor get prison. Also, the battle of the continued US militarization of the Koreas, as a part of the US pacific pivot. And an update on the health of political prisoner and commentator, Mumia Abu-Jamal.
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Today on Flashpoints: We’ll look at the Iran deal as the debate moves back to the US and into the US Congress. Will the deal stick and what are implications if it does? Also, supporters of Mumia Abu-Jamal say he is facing a grave medical situation and urgent action is needed now. And the Electronic Intifada returns with it’s host, Nora Barrows-Friedman
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Today on Flashpoints: Syria up in flames as Kurds protest all over Turkey, at least 11 dead. Also, we’ll hear the voice and words of Mumia Abu-Jamal from his commencement speech given recently to Goddard University graduate students.
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Today on Flashpoints: The Situation remains tense in the Ukraine. We feature an in-depth discussion with a former high level CIA Analyst. Also, right-wing police groups try and scuttle an Obama justice department nominee, because of alleged connections to Mumia Abu Jamal. Palestinians stranded in refugee camps in Syria facing extreme life and death conditions, as Israel’s apartheid prime minister heads to cut a deal with Jerry Brown and movers and shakers in Silicon Valley
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Today on Flashpoints, well known actors and activists called for a major protest in Washington DC to occupy the Justice Department. The protest is both a call to free Mumia Abu Jamal and to call attention to the criminal and racist injustice system. We’ll feature an in-depth background on the case and status regarding Mumia Abu-Jamal as well as the various aspects of the continuing injustices handed out by the system. Also 2,000 students take to the streets in a pledge not to do business with Bank of America. And we’ll have an update on the case of KPFA producer and contributor Jose Alegren Gutiérrez.
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Today on Flashpoints Mumia Abu Jamal taken off death row. Kathy Kelly continues her dialogue with the war-torn kids of Afghanistan. Norman Solomon makes his bid to Occupy Congress: Occupy San Francisco torn down by police in the middle of the night: Catherine Austin Fitts returns for another segment of community business and Flashpoints Labor correspondent Steve Zeltzer with the weekly Labor Update.
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Benefit Poster for the Free Mumia Demonstration 11.12.2010 in Berlin.
The military moves to further isolate Bradley Manning. The Case of Mumia Abu Jamal, who has spent over 30 years on death row for a crime he did not commit. And, the author of a new book, “Green is the New Red,” about the ongoing FBI Witch Hunt and crack down on radical environmentalists.
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Linn Washington, professor and author
J. Patrick O Connor
Coleen Rowley, FBI Whistleblower
Logan Price, Courage to Resist
Will Potter Green, “Green is the New Red”
The Block Report: National Police Terrorism Special on Flashpoints.
Mumia Abu Jamal. Oscar Grant. The Scott Sisters. Leonard Peltier.
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