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Airs at: Tue, 07/15/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

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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Topic tags:

Civil Rights/Human Rights, Government/Politics, Class, Corporations, Global Affairs

Streams:

KBOO Stream 1

Program status:

Current

Abuse of Native Sites in Malheur, Violence in Haiti and Poisoned Water in Michigan

Airs at: Thu, 01/21/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Flashpoints: Armed white racist-ranchers in Southern Oregon continue to trample over native Indian burial sites that go back fifteen thousand years, and longer, with out arrest or prosecution. Also violence in Haiti in the wake of tainted elections and massive p... Read more

Allan Nairn on the Recent Arrests of Death Squad Leaders in Guatemala.

Airs at: Wed, 01/20/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Noted journalist Allan Nairn talks about the recent arrests of death squad leaders in Guatemala. Read more

Law and Disorder on 01/19/16

Airs at: Tue, 01/19/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Law and Disorder, retired US Senator Bob Graham (D-FL) discusses the US-Saudi relationship and its influence on US foreign policy. Then Professor Rashid Khalidi explains Saudi Arabia's posture in the broader Middle East. Read more

Biofuels, Malheur Refuge Armed Takeover, and an excerpt from "This Changes Everything"

Airs at: Fri, 01/15/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Rachel Smokler of Biofuel Watch on the problems with biofuels, an update on the armed takeover of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge with Andy Kerr. And we'll hear an excerpt from a documentary by Naomi Klein, based on her book, This Changes Everything. Read more

What Hillary Clinton's Newly Released Emails Reveal and a Response to Obama's State of the Union

Airs at: Thu, 01/14/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Host Dennis Bernstein speaks with journalist Robert Parry of Consortium News about his latest article on what Hillary Ciinton knew about Libya. Dick Becker of the Answer Coalition responds to Obama's State of the Union Address. And we hear an encore broadcast of and inte... Read more

Flashpoints on 01/13/16

Airs at: Wed, 01/13/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Flashpoints on 01/12/16

Airs at: Tue, 01/12/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Flashpoints, Alexandra Nagy of Food & Water Watch gives an update on the gas leak at the Aliso Canyon storage facility. Then, Detroit Attorney Thomas Stevens discusses how Flint's water supply became poisoned with lead. Finally, Bill Means weighs in on law enfor... Read more

Hilary Clinton's Role in Honduras and a Look at North and South Korea, the Pivot, and the Bomb

Airs at: Fri, 01/08/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Flashpoints: We'll take a close look at Hillary Clinton's role as "Deposer and Chief" in Honduras. Also, North Korea and the bomb. Read more

Aliso Canyon Gas Leak Disaster, Stopping Police Killings, Impending ICE Crackdown on Immigrants

Airs at: Thu, 01/07/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Flashpoints: California Governor Jerry Brown declares a state of emergency in response to LA county's ongoing Aliso Canyon gas leak disaster. Also, more on 12 year old Tamir Rice and the epidemic of police killings. And we speak to the head of the National Day L... Read more

Martin Espada on his latest book of poems, "Vivas To Those Who Have Failed"

Airs at: Wed, 01/06/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Flashpoints: We spend the entire hour with celebrated poet, Martin Espada, who will read from his latest book of poems, "Vivas To Those Who Have Failed". Read more