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KPFA - Flashpoints
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An award winning front-line investigative news magazine focusing on human, civil and workers rights, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
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Thousands of Palestinians Continue to Face Life and Death Conditions in Occupied Gaza
Today on show: Thousands of Palestinians continue to face life and death conditions in occupied Gaza, as the US supported Israeli military continue their genocide. We’ll be joined by Zeiad Abbas, executive director of Middle East Children’s Alliance to talk about the ongoing resistance to the...
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How Language Matters When You Trying to Justify Mass Murder and Genocide.
Today on the show: Professor Ron Lopez Chicano Studies, Sonoma State University on the fears his indigenous students face as they go back to school for the fall semester. Decoding Pro-Israel Buzzwords in a Time of Genocide. Norman Solomon joins us to talk about how language matters when you…
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Summer Blaze Aubrey Reports on Indigenous Rights Under Siege.
Today on the Show: Summer Blaze Aubrey, attorney and citizen of the Cherokee Nation and Descendant of the Blackfeet Nation reports on indigenous rights under siege. ICE round-ups continue in the bay area and across northern and central California. Attorney Omar Figuorea reports back on Trump’s...
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We’ll Feature an In-Depth Electronic Intifada Newscast
Today on the show: The US financed genocide in Gaza claims the lives of children by the dozens. Shredded where they live and when the are forced to travel for survival. We’ll feature the in-depth Electronic Intifada newscast. Co-host Nora Barrows Friedman…today’s news cast also covers the…
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Is the Trump Regime Trying to Fix Elections in Brazil?
Today on the show: We go to Sao Paolo and take a closer look at the elections in Brazil and allegations of interference by the Trump regime. Then we feature a roundtable interview with three activists about the legacy of People’s Park here in Berkeley, CA. Once a symbol of the antiwar movement…
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We Talk to Armando Elenas, Secretary Treasurer of the United Farm Workers
Today on the show: Armando Elenas, Secretary Treasurer of the United Farm Workers blows the whistle on the growing numbers of violent ICE raids and roundups in California. Haiti Action co-founder Robert Roth joins us for a front-line Haiti update, as US ARMED death squads roam the streets of Port…
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An Extended Interview with Jeff Chang
TODAY ON A SPECIAL EDITION OF FLASHPOINTS: WE CELEBRATE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY WITH AN EXTENDED INTERVIEW WITH Jeff Chang BY FLASHPOINTS CONTRIBUTOR JENNIFER HASEGAWA. BASED ON HIS MOVING BOOK WATER MIRROR ECHO. An award winning front-line investigative news magazine focusing on human, civil and...
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Flashpoints – October 9, 2026
An award winning front-line investigative news magazine focusing on human, civil and workers rights, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – October 9, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
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Flashpoints – October 8, 2026
Today on the show: The genocide upsurge continues in Occupied Palestine: we’ll feature as we do every aThursday, the Electronic Intifada frontline newscast with Nora Barrows Friedman: Also today, we’ll feature our ongoing presentation of poems of the Genocide, as Anita Barrows contines her...
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The Looting of Venezuela and Grassroots Resistance
On today’s show, we return to Caracas Venezuela to talk with Giselle Perdomo about the gold and oil being lifted from the country by the White House mafia. We’ll also address the tough choices being made by the Bolivarian Circles movement and the leadership of the Venezuelan government. The post...
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Flashpoints – October 6, 2026
Today on the show: Excerpts from a powerful new speech by endangered Palestinian organizer and writer Mahmoud Khalil on political repression, Palestine solidarity, and the fight against authoritarianism in the United States and around the world. The discussion will also mark the publication of...
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Flashpoints – October 5, 2026
Today on the Show: we kick-off a new series of Longer interviews that we’re calling the Long Form, Hosted by award-winning Poet and writer Jennifer Ja-Ha Hasegawa: We kick off the series today with an extended interview with Jeff Chang, the American Book Award-winning author of: Water Mirror…
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Nuclear Madness at the Edge
Today on the show: Nuclear Madness at the edge: We’ll be joined by Linda Seeley of Mothers For Peace, On a special edition of Pinknotes, our continuing collaboration with CODEPINK. Linda Seeley has been in a multi-year, pitched battle to shut down Diablo Canyon before it melts down and turns a…
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Weekly Edition of Electronic Intifada Newscast
Today on the show: We continue our drumbeat coverage of the continuing US/Israeli Genocide in Gaza, and the expanding settler violence in the occupied west bank. For a front line view of the ongoing genocide across Palestine, we’ll feature the expanded weekly edition of the powerful Electronic...
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Priests Against Genocide
On today’s show: We discuss Priests Against Genocide’s recent direct action campaign in Rome and at the UN in New York with Father John Heagle. He also discusses the progressive role of Pope Leo and the fallacies of Christian Zionism. Courtesy of The Southern Cross, The Catholic Magazine for…
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The Supreme Court Allows for Rapid, Third-Country Deportations.
Today on the Show: In a devastating decision for millions of immigrants, the Supreme Court Allows for Rapid, Third-country deportations. We’ll speak to Longtime human rights, civil rights activist Juan Jose Gutierrez about the multiple implications of this decision. An award winning front-line...
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A Special Edition of the Election Crimes Bulletin with Greg Palast
Today on the Show: A special edition of the Election Crimes Bulletin with Greg Palast. How Ken Paxton will steal Texas; And Greg reminds us that this ain’t nothing new for Paxton, who appears to be a self-proclaimed vote thief for Donald Trump. An award winning front-line investigative news...
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Israel Tightens the Noose of Genocide in Palestine
Today on the Show: Israel tightens the noose of genocide in Palestine. We’ll be joined by Rami Khader, founder of ANAR for Empowerment and psychosocial support, who has been working in the deepest ways with families, and children in particular in the West Bank, and now in what’s left of the Gaza...
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We Talk to Gloria La Riva, Just Back From an Extended Visit to Cuba
Today on the Show: Gloria La Riva, just back from an extended visit to Cuba, where hunger is growing by the day and the entire country is desperate for life and death medicines and the children once again are being crushed by US policy. An award winning front-line investigative news magazine...
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SB1387 Designating Jews as an Ethnicity in California Sits on Newsom’s Desk to Be Signed As Progressive Jewish Organizations Call Foul
On today’s show: We feature an interview with Sara Kershnar, co-founder and international coordinator of the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network. Sara helps us unpack what she sees as the inherent dangers of California Senate Bill SB1387, which officially recognizes Jewish identity as an...
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A Special Edition of the Election Crimes Bulletin with Greg Palast
Today on the show: A special edition of the Election Crimes Bulletin with Greg Palast. We’ll feature an update on Trump’s latest actions to steal or crush your vote: will he be able to flip the current presidency into a permanent Criminal enterprise. Greg’s Documentary: Long Knife reveals the...
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Keith McHenry was Denied Entry into Canada and Taken into Custody Overnight by Canadian Authorities.
Today on the show: Keith McHenry author and co-founder of the global peace movement Food Not Bombs was denied entry into Canada and taken into custody overnight by Canadian Authorities. McHenry is author of the recently released SOUP STREET: A memoir: Keith claims he was invited to speak at the...
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Flashpoints – September 18, 2026
Today on the show: We go live to the US Mexico Border at Juarez where we will be joined by our special legal correspondent, Camilo Perez Bustillo and others in protest of Trump’s massive deportation program: Also The duel nuclear and data center nightmare: What we know and what else we might need...
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The Brutal and Violent Genocide Continues in Gaza
Today on the show: The brutal and violent genocide continues in Gaza, as a shipment of 2000 pound bunker busters arrives in Israel from the USA. Electronic Intifada frontline newscast with Nora Barrows Friedman. We’ll feature our ongoing presentation of poems of the Genocide, as Anita Barrows...
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Yves Engler Calls Out Canadian Prime Minister Carney for Building a Big Business Coalition Committed to Militarization to Thwart Trump’s Tariff War
On today’s show: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney claimed he is building a big business coalition to thwart Trump’s tariff war. At a summit in Toronto this week, Carney rolled out the ‘Defense, Security and Resilience Bank,’ billing it as an ‘investment-attraction strategy’ against the trade...
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Immigrant-Rights Specialist Francisco Herrera Takes Us into the Streets of the Bay Area
Today on the show: Flashpoints Resident Troubadour, and immigrant-rights specialist Francisco Herrera takes us into the streets of the bay area and on the frontline protests for immigrant rights. What’s up with solar in the face of a trump nuclear stampede? Harvey Wasserman joins for an update on...
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Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies
Today on the Show: Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies, on the expanding war with Iran, as the Houthis jump in full force. Our weekly column PINKNOTES in collaboration with CodePink and Cynthia Papermaster of CodePink Bay Area. Today’s special guest is Jenin— CODEPINK’s Palestine...
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Richard Montoya Joins Us from Los Angeles
Today on the Show: Richard Montoya, the creator of the award-winning theater troupe, Culture Clash joins us from Los Angeles where he has been keeping track of ICE sweeps, as the kids head back to school. Rebroadcast of former FBI Special Agent, Coleen Rowley 9-11 whistleblower and Time magazine...
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Palestinians Continue to Die By the Dozens
Today on the show: The Sonoma County Sanctuary Coalition, one of Sonoma’s most prominent immigrant rights organizations, is at this hour, holding a picket line outside of the Kick-off Social for the Sheriff’s “public safety” Foundation. Our extended genocide newscast from the Electronic Intifada...
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The State of Racist Police Violence in America with Cephus “Uncle Bobby” Johnson, the Uncle of Oscar Grant
Today on the show: We have the wonderful opportunity to catch up with Cephus “Uncle Bobby” Johnson, the Uncle of Oscar Grant and founder of the “Love Not Blood” campaign against police violence. We’ll mix it up about the state of racism in America under Trump. Then we feature an interview with...
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How Does the US War Against Iran Impacts Pakistan and Countries in the Region
TODAY ON THE SHOW: Former FBI Special Agent, 9-11 whistleblower and Time magazine person of the year joins us to reflect on the 25th anniversary of the twin-towers attacks. How does the US war against Iran impacts Pakistan and countries in the region. We’ll speak to Junaid Ahmad, Professor of…
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REBROADCAST: SEPTEMBER 4th
Today on the show: Executive Director of the International Indian Treaty-Council, Andrea Carmen takes us to the battle to defend Indian lands and sacred sites. Long-time Chicano Activist/organizer, Carlos Montes, on Trump’s racist deportation Crack down. Flashpoints Resident Troubadour, and...
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We Talk To Executive Director of the International Indian Treaty-Council, Andrea Carmen
Today on the show: Executive Director of the International Indian Treaty-Council, Andrea Carmen takes us to the battle to defend Indian lands and sacred sites. Long-time Chicano Activist/organizer, Carlos Montes, on Trump’s racist deportation Crack down. Flashpoints Resident Troubadour, and...
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Haiti Action Co-founders Pierre LaBossier and Robert Roth Respond to the Suicide of Pierre Damas Bel
Today on the show: Haiti Action co-founders Pierre LA Bossier and Robert Roth respond to the suicide of a young Haitian emigrant, Pierre Damas Bel, a college honors student who took his own life by jumping in front of a Semi-Truck after being shamed and forced to wear a monitoring surveillance...
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A Haitian High School Honor Student and Immigrant Commits Suicide
Today on the show: A Haitian High School honor student and immigrant commits suicide by jumping in front of a speeding semi- truck in Ohio, according to his parents, after being mocked and bullied for being forced to wear an electronic ankle bracelet. The media treats Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs…
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The Growing US Aggressions to Undermine and Destroy the Cuba Revolution
Today on the show: The death of a prominent Cuban Doctor that activists say could have been prevented with the right medicines. We’ll report on the growing US Aggressions to undermine and destroy the Cuba Revolution. Special correspond and Flashpoints Trouboudar, Francisco Herrera, out in the...
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The Legalization For All Network Takes a Strong Stand of Non-Cooperation With ICE
TODAY ON THE SHOW: The Legalization For All Network takes a strong stand of non-cooperation with ICE. We’ll be joined by Danny Salaya, one of the lead organizers with Community Service Oakland. Flashpoints Contributor Harvey Wasserman with an update on Solartopia and the global battle for Clean...
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The Legendary Lalo Alcaraz
Today on the show: The Legendary Lalo Alcaraz, best known for being the author of the comic La Cucaracha, the first nationally syndicated, politically themed Latino daily comic strip. We feature an extended update with Professor Ron Lopez, Sonoma State University, on the struggles being faced by...
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Our Weekly Genocide Newscast From the Electronic Intifada
Today on the show: Our weekly genocide newscast from the electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman. PINK NOTES: Our weekly collaboration with Code/Pink. CODE-PINK FOUNDER MEDEA BENJAMIN will be our special guest today. And Anita Barrows with Daly poems on the Genocide. An award winning...
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We Feature Another Clandestine Interview From Haiti
On today’s show: We feature another clandestine interview from Haiti where at least 47 people, including women and children, were slaughtered this past weekend by a terrorist gang coalition. At least 50 women and children are currently being held hostage as human shields. Many Haitians are…
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Greg Palast Speaks Out About the Supreme Court Ruling that Can Turn the US Election Upside Down
Today on the Show: Greg Palast speaks out about the Supreme court ruling that can turn the US election upside down. We’ll talk to two anti-trump activists arrested for resisting deadly US policy in the Middle East. An award winning front-line investigative news magazine focusing on human, civil…
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Frontline Rural Photographer David Bacon Documents the Lives of the People Who do Some of the Hardest Work in this Country
TODAY ON THE SHOW: We’ll be joined by Flashpoints Special Contributor, attorney Renee Saucedo on the frontlines in the North Bay of San Francisco, standing against the ICE abduction machine, as the sweeps continue. Also Frontline rural Photographer David Bacon, out with his cameras in the fields…
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The Future of Cannabis in California
Today on a special edition of the Show: The future of Cannabis in California. The Feds declassify Pot for limited medical use, advocates say it’s a big step forward. We’ll spend the hour on the future of weed/legally/medicinally/socially. An award winning front-line investigative news magazine...
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The Genocidal Slaughter in Illegally Occupied Palestine Continues
Today on the show: The genocidal slaughter in illegally occupied Palestine continues. WE’LL feature our weekly segment PinkNotes/our collaboration with CodePink. This week we are joined by special guest retired United States Army colonel, former U.S. diplomat, peace activist, and author, Anne...
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Horrible Situation of Over 350,000 Haitians Facing Deportation with End of TPS
Today on Flashpoints: We turn our attention back to the horrible situation facing over 350,000 Haitians who will soon be forced back into the hell that US foreign policy has created over decades of intervention including coups and rigged elections. We also speak with an advisor to Venezuela’s...
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Poetry From the Suites to the Streets
Today on show: We rebroadcast our powerful interview with radical environmentalist and activist Giselle Perdomo in VENEZUELA. Poetry from the suites to the streets: Berkeley Poetry Festival presents Poetry Takes Root, with award-winning poets Maw Shein Win and MK Chavez. An award winning…
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Gloria La Riva Joins Us From Miami
Today on show: Gloria La Riva joins us from Miami. She is just back from Havana Cuba to organize another series of shipments of crucial goods and needed medical supplies for tens of thousands of Cubans cut off by Trump. The Democratic National Committee greenlighted resolutions that call for...
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Culture Clash Founder and Award-Winning Playwright and Icon, Richard Montoya
Today on the Show: Culture Clash founder and award-winning playwright and Icon, Richard Montoya, is keeping track of ICE in L.A, where life for undocumented and documented brown people has become a very treacherous place to live. Greg Palast is Tracking Trump and white-power Washington as the...
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US Imperialism Under Trump, Expanding Into a Half-Dozen Central and South American Countries
Today on the show: US imperialism under Trump, expanding a right-wing agenda into a half-dozen Central and South American countries. The US does almost everything in its power to sink the Cuban revolution. We’ll speak with human rights Attorney and a leader at Witness at the Border Camilo Peres...
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Dan Kovalik Reports on Destabilization Issues as He Outlines Trump’s 7 Deadly Sins in Latin America
Today on the show: We’ll feature and update on the violent destabilization policy the Trump administration is using against Venezuela and the entire region. Venezuela’s duly elected President and first lady remain under arrest in a US jail with no court date in sight. Dan Kovalik reports on...
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