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INVESTIGATIVE News Radio with host Dennis Bernstein

 

 

Investigative News Radio with host Dennis Bernstein from KPFA, historic community radio station in Berkeley, California. Flashpoints is an award-winning daily investigative newsmagazine. Through original reports and some of the key investigative reporters of our time, Flashpoints goes to the frontlines and to the core of the stories in the areas of government and corporate criminality, human rights, and economic justice. From Baghdad to the US-Mexico border, Palestine to San Francisco, Port-au-Prince to Washington DC, Flashpoints monitors the centers of power as an uncensored platform of independent media.

 

 

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Flashpoints on 05/26/16

Airs at: Thu, 05/26/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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Flashpoints on 05/25/16

Airs at: Wed, 05/25/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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Letters and Politics on 05/24/16

Airs at: Tue, 05/24/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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Today on Letters and Politics, Professor of History Elizabeth Hinton discusses her book From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America. Read more

Flashpoints on 05/20/16

Airs at: Fri, 05/20/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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Election Protection with Greg Palast and Excerpts from the Series, "Capitalism"

Airs at: Thu, 05/19/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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  Today on Flashpoints: Our weekly podcast, the Flashpoints Election Protection Bulletin with best selling author and investigative journalist, Greg Palast. And we feature an excerpt of the multi part documentary series, "Capitalism."   Read more

Flashpoints on 05/18/16

Airs at: Wed, 05/18/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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Investigative Economist James Henry on the Offshore Trillions

Airs at: Wed, 05/18/2016 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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  Today on Flashpoints: An encore broadcast taking a look at how various dictators, drug traffickers and other corporate movers and shakers, stole 12 Trillion from the world's poorest countries and held it off shore.  Read more

Excerpts from the film CITIZENFOUR

Airs at: Tue, 05/17/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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Today on Flashpoints, we feature extended excerpts from the film CITIZENFOUR, a documentary by Laura Poitras Read more

What's Going on in Haiti?

Airs at: Fri, 05/13/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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  Today on Flashpoints: We devote the entire program to focusing on Haiti. We'll be joined by political analyst, Frantz Jerome, in Florida. Senior Producer Kevin Pina is here in studio for an update on the situation there.  Read more

Vandana Shiva on Feeding the World and Greg Palast on Election Protection

Airs at: Thu, 05/12/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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  Today on Flashpoints: An excerpt from a new talk by scientist and environmental activist Vandana Shiva on Feeding The World. Also, the regular weekly Flashpoints Election Protection Section with Greg Palast.   Read more