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Airs at: Tue, 07/22/2025 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

Flashpoints on 06/15/16

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

Produced for: Flashpoints

Letters and Politics on 06/14/16

Airs at: Tue, 06/14/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Letters and Politics, gay Muslim filmmaker Parvez Sharma shares his thoughts on Sunday's massacre. Then, constitutional scholar David Cole addresses the history of Florida's gun laws. 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 H... Read more

Where Does Bernie Go from Here? Greg Palast's Election Protection Bulletin. And Non-Psychoactive Cannibis for Medical Use

Airs at: Thu, 06/09/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Flashpoints: Where does Bernie Sanders go from here? We'll talk to the founder of Reader Supported News, an early and consistent supporter and endorser of Sanders. Also, our weekly Election Protection Bulletin with Greg Palast. And major breakthroughs in the ... Read more

Flashpoints on 06/08/16

Airs at: Wed, 06/08/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Flashpoints on 06/07/16

Airs at: Tue, 06/07/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Flashpoints, investigative reporter Greg Palast discusses Tuesday's California primary election. Then, Kevin Pena gives an update on the ongoing struggle for democracy in Haiti. Finally, solar activist Harvey Wasserman comments on the closing of the Three Mile I... Read more

Domestic Workers Protest, Activists Protest a Racist Textbook, and Cartoonist Lalo Alcala on his Work

Airs at: Fri, 06/03/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Flashpoints: Domestic workers arrested in Sacramento, protesting for safer working conditions, Latino and Chicano activists speak out against a new racist textbook in Texas. And we'll feature an extended interview with celebrated Latino cartoonist and satiris... Read more