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Veterans Challenge Islamophobia

Airs at: Fri, 06/17/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  Hosts Marvin and Angie of Northwest Vets for Peace welcome guests Ramon Mejia, Marine Corps vet with "Veterans Challenge Islamophobia" and activist/organizer in Dallas, Texas; Nate Terani, Navy Vet with "Veterans Challenge Islamophobia" and activist/organizer in Phoenix,... Read more

Guantanamo Prisoner, Teachers Strike in Chiapas and the Election Fraud Bulletin with Greg Palast

Airs at: Thu, 06/16/2016 at 10:00am - 11:00am
  Today on Flashpoints: After nine years, a little known Guantanamo prisoner is finally given a limited chance to plead his case. Teachers on strike in Chiapas! We'll feature a live report from the ground. And we feature our weekly Election Fraud Bulletin with Greg Palast.  Read more

A Combo Plate Special – Creditors and predators, debt and destruction and other hot items

Airs at: Thu, 06/16/2016 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
  Per Fagereng calls this show a "Combo Plate" as he discusses – Creditors and predators, debt and destruction and other hot items Read more

Questions about the Orlando Shooter

Airs at: Wed, 06/15/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
  Today on Flashpoints: Why is the Orlando shooter branded as a Muslim instead of a homophobe? Also, Professor Vijay Prashad talks about the confused declarations of support by the shooter: which group did he really support: Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda, or the Islamic State: could... Read more

Century Of Lies for June 12 2016

Airs at: Sun, 06/12/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
The European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction releases its annual European Drug Report; we listen in on the Oregon Liquor Control Commission as it decides on rules for legal adult social use marijuana; and we talk about Booze Culture. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for June 13

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Bill Resnick talks with Pete Dolack about his new book, It's Not Over: Learning From the Socialist Experiment. The book analyzes the history of attempts to transcend capitalism, not only the Soviet Union but also the failed German revolution, the Sandinista Revolution ... Read more

Do We Really Need Assault Weapons?

Airs at: Tue, 06/14/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
  Joe Uris had planned to discuss the future of the TPP trade agreement. In response to the massacre in Orlando, he has changed today's topic to the issues of guns, hate and violence.   Read more

Haiti Election Results Annulled

Airs at: Fri, 06/10/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Flashpoints
  Today on Flashpoints: we devote the entire program to the situation in Haiti where an independent commission and election council have decided to annul the last elections there due to massive fraud. We'll talk to numerous political analysts, including folks from the Hait... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for June 6, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 06/06/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this episode, which features music by Charlie Musselwhite and segments on global trade, psychological survival in the occupied territories, and debates about how to teach about climate change.   Bill Resnick interviews Lori Wallach of Global Trade Watch ab... Read more

Psychology, Trauma, Palestine/Israel

Airs at: Mon, 06/06/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Jan Haaken talks with Judy Roth, an activist with Psychologists for Social Responsibility, about her work with Israeli and Palestinian trauma victims and the Born Equal Task Force.   Photo by Hamde Abu Rahma: A schoolgirl, a ladder, a wall Read more