KPFA - Flashpoints

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 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 The Supreme Court Allows for Rapid, Third-Country Deportations. appeared first on KPFA.

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 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 A Special Edition of the  Election Crimes Bulletin with Greg Palast appeared first on KPFA.

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 Strip: Children who have been imprisoned and tortured. The Genocide poems of Gaza/anita Barrows is back with the poem of the day. 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 Israel Tightens the Noose of Genocide in Palestine appeared first on KPFA.

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 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 We Talk to Gloria La Riva, Just Back From an Extended Visit to Cuba appeared first on KPFA.

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 ethnicity. We also discuss the definition of anti-Semitism and what it means to support the ideology of Zionism and Israel. 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 SB1387 Designating Jews as an Ethnicity in California Sits on Newsom's Desk to Be Signed As Progressive Jewish Organizations Call Foul appeared first on KPFA.

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 hidden story of a gang so powerful that they don't operate on the street… they work from Koch Oil corporate headquarters. 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 A Special Edition of the  Election Crimes Bulletin with Greg Palast appeared first on KPFA.

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 dedication of his archives at the University of Victoria, But he was arrested and deported instead. Ice stepping up its violent arrests. As we go to air, we hear of stepped up ice activities in California, and a violent cowboy ice shooting in austin. The ice victim still being held with the bullet still lodged in his body. We feature an update on the US-funded violence in Haiti and Flying Kites in protest of the ongoing Gaza Genocide. 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 Keith McHenry was Denied Entry into Canada and Taken into Custody Overnight by Canadian Authorities. appeared first on KPFA.

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 to know about AI and the potential nuclear madness that may very well follow: We'll be joined by Linda Pentz Gunter founder and executive director of the US-based non-profit Beyond Nuclear. The post Flashpoints – September 18, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

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 continues her commitment to write a poem to document every single day of the current and ongoing, US financed genocide in Palestine. 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 The Brutal and Violent Genocide Continues in Gaza appeared first on KPFA.

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 war.  We catch up with Norman Solomon about a recent article he wrote with Jeff Cohen in Common Dreams about Why Ro Khanna and AOC Should Run for President in 2028. 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 Yves Engler Calls Out Canadian Prime Minister Carney for Building a Big Business Coalition Committed to Militarization to Thwart Trump's Tariff War appeared first on KPFA.

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 solartopia. Harvey is also watching the elections for what trump fraud  scheme comes next. 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 Immigrant-Rights Specialist Francisco Herrera Takes Us into the Streets of the Bay Area appeared first on KPFA.

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 Campaigner. 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 Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies appeared first on KPFA.

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 person of the year joins us to reflect on the 25th anniversary of the twin-towers attacks. 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 Richard Montoya Joins Us from Los Angeles appeared first on KPFA.

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 with Nora Barrows Friedman. Palestinians continue to die by the dozens. 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 Palestinians Continue to Die By the Dozens appeared first on KPFA.

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 Danny Shaw about his experiences in Haiti. 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 The State of Racist Police Violence in America with Cephus “Uncle Bobby” Johnson, the Uncle of Oscar Grant appeared first on KPFA.

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 Law, Religion, and Global Politics about Pakistan's role in trying to negotiate a secure peace between Iran and the US. 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 How Does the US War Against Iran Impacts Pakistan and Countries in the Region appeared first on KPFA.

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 immigrant-rights specialist Francisco Herrera takes us into the streets of the bay area in the ongoing battle for immigrants rights. 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 REBROARDCAST: SEPTEMBER 4th appeared first on KPFA.

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 immigrant-rights specialist Francisco Herrera takes us into the streets of the bay area in the ongoing battle for immigrants rights. 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 We Talk To Executive Director of the International Indian Treaty-Council, Andrea Carmen appeared first on KPFA.

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 ankle meter, and being publicly denied his ROTC uniform because of his ICE status. The weekly broadcast of Electronic Intifada newscast with Nora Barrows Friedman. More poems on the Gaza Genocide with Anita Barrows. 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 Haiti Action Co-founders Pierre LaBossier and Robert Roth Respond to the Suicide of Pierre Damas Bel appeared first on KPFA.

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 and threats to make Canada the 51st state as a fight between two equal countries. That view ignores the untold history of American control where Canada has been forced to follow Washington's economic and foreign policy rules. 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 A Haitian High School  Honor Student and Immigrant Commits Suicide appeared first on KPFA.

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 streets in support of crucial immigrant/worker rights legislation. SOUP STREET: A memoir by Food Not Bombs co-founder, Keith McHenry. Keith will join us to talk more about his book, his work and the latest upsurge in Hunger and Homelessness locally and across the country. 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 The Growing US Aggressions to Undermine and Destroy the Cuba Revolution appeared first on KPFA.

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 energy. Mothers for Peace continue their fight to close down Diablo Canyon Nuke which they say is an accident waiting to happen. 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 The Legalization For All Network Takes a Strong Stand of Non-Cooperation With ICE appeared first on KPFA.

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 undocumented Students and their families. 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 The Legendary Lalo Alcaraz appeared first on KPFA.

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 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 Our Weekly Genocide Newscast From the Electronic Intifada appeared first on KPFA.

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 accusing Prime Minister Didier Fils-Aime, the US-trained Haitian police, and US mercenaries working with Erik Prince, of negligence and complicity. Then we go back to Iran with Dr. Foad Izadi to discuss Trump's so-called “Economic D-Day” aimed to further destabilize and punish its government and people. 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 We Feature Another Clandestine Interview From Haiti appeared first on KPFA.

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 and workers rights, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Greg Palast Speaks Out About the Supreme Court Ruling that Can Turn the US Election Upside Down appeared first on KPFA.

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 of misery, documenting the lives of the people who do some of the hardest work in this country, the work that keeps the wheels of commerce spinning. 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 Frontline Rural Photographer David Bacon Documents the Lives of the People Who do Some of the Hardest Work in this Country appeared first on KPFA.

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 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 The Future of Cannabis in California appeared first on KPFA.

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 Wright. She served 29 years in the Army and Army Reserves, focusing on special operations and civil affairs, and spent 16 years in the U.S. State Department with postings in conflict zones including Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, and Mongolia. And we'll feature  our weekly  news report from the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman. 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 The Genocidal Slaughter in Illegally Occupied Palestine Continues appeared first on KPFA.

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 National Assembly in Caracas about criticisms of the interim president Dely Rodriguez and the battle to keep the Chavismo and the Bolivarian revolution alive. 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 Horrible Situation of Over 350,000 Haitians Facing Deportation with End of TPS appeared first on KPFA.

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 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 Poetry From the Suites to the Streets appeared first on KPFA.

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 abolishing ICE and implementing “full and consistent enforcement” of two federal statutes known as the Leahy law. Daily Poems for the Genocide, Anita Barrows shares poem 1,046. 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 Gloria La Riva Joins Us From Miami appeared first on KPFA.

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 criminal and Chief gets ready to fling a couple of well-placed wrenches into the up-coming midterm election. 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 Culture Clash Founder and Award-Winning Playwright and Icon, Richard Montoya appeared first on KPFA.

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 Bustillo for a sweeping update of the region. Flashpoints contributor and resident troubadour, Francisco Herrera reports from a community meeting called to deal with the ongoing ICE raids in Northern and Central California. Farmworkers and Advocates, Including Legendary Civil Rights Icon Dolores Huerta, Rallied at the State Capitol to Demand Accountability from California's Pesticide Regulators. We'll speak to two members of Californians for Pesticide Reform who have been right in the middle of the debate. 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 US Imperialism Under Trump, Expanding Into a Half-Dozen Central and South American Countries appeared first on KPFA.

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 destabilization issues as he outlines Trump's 7 Deadly Sins in Latin America. The Earthquake in Venezuela continues to take its toll. We'll feature a report from the ground. The US Extra-legal assassination  program against alleged drug-traffickers, often with little or no proof. 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 Dan Kovalik Reports on Destabilization Issues as He Outlines Trump's 7 Deadly Sins in Latin America appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Celebrated Poet and Mission District Icon Alejandro Murguía. Murguía is a founding member and the first director of The Mission Cultural Center. He is the founder of The Roque Dalton Cultural Brigade, and co-editor of Volcán: Poetry From Central America. We're going to talk about poetry and revolution. We will rebroadcast our extremely powerful interview with Palestinian-American Human Rights Activist-Attorney Huwaida Arraf. 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 Celebrated Poet and Mission District Icon Alejandro Murguía appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: We'll have an in-depth report on Gaza and on the brutal attacks by the  Israeli military against the international movement to bring food, supplies and medical aid to help counteract the suffering from the ongoing genocide. How dangerous is the plan  for the US to sell commercial Nuclear reactors to Saudi Arabia. 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 How Dangerous is the Plan  for the US to Sell Commercial Nuclear Reactors to Saudi Arabia appeared first on KPFA.

ON TODAY'S SHOW: Joining us today is special guest, United Farmworker's President, Teresa Romero. What is life for thousands of undocumented workers and their families under the expanding Trump's ICE sweeps. Our drumbeat coverage of Haiti and hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the US facing immediate deportation and intense pressure to leave or be deported. We'll also be joined by Francisco Herrera just back from A farmworkers organizing tour in Florida. 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 Special Guest, United Farmworker's President, Teresa Romero appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: THE ROAD FROM HIROSHIMA: A POWERFUL POETIC  DRAMATIZATION OF THE ATOMIC BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA 80 YEARS AGO, AUGUST 6TH 1945. Nuclear madness meets AI. We'll feature our regular Thursday live collaboration PINKNOTES, with Code-Pink. THEIR SPECIAL GUEST IS PATRICIA ELLSBERG/ARRESTED AT 88 THIS MORNING FOR PROTESTING US INSTIGATED WARS AROUND THE GLOBE. 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 THE ROAD FROM HIROSHIMA: A POWERFUL POETIC DRAMATIZATION OF THE ATOMIC BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA 80 YEARS AGO appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: An extended interview with long-time civil rights attorney , Ron Kuby, close associate of the late civil rights icon, radical Attorney William Kunsler. Ron has been taking notes on the the New Jersey Stand-off at an ICE jail  that hunger strikers being held inside refer to it as a concentration camp. Edwin Lopez-Cornejo died there Aug.1st while being held at Delaney Hall. Some might call it an official state-sponsored slow-motion murder. We'll feature a musical visit by political singer/songwriter David Rovics. 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 An Extended Interview with Long-Time Civil Rights Attorney , Ron Kuby appeared first on KPFA.

TODAY ON  THE SHOW: We continue our drumbeat coverage of the violent situation in Haiti, as a result of US destabilization policies. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians on edge, and on the run in the US. Professor Ron Lopez, Chicano and Latino Studies at Sonoma State University, joins us To talk about teaching students at risk for ice harassment and actual deportation. We'll talk some left/right politics with Roots Action co-founder, Norm Solomon. 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 We Continue Our Drumbeat Coverage of the Violent Situation in Haiti appeared first on KPFA.

On today's Flashpoints: Black and Latino communities in Texas fight back against a fierce surge of racism and organize ahead of the upcoming elections. We also bring you a frontline update on the ongoing U.S. destabilization campaign against Cuba. Then, as hunger soars across the United States, host Dennis Bernstein speaks with Food Not Bombs co-founder and author Keith McHenry about food insecurity and the struggle to ensure everyone has enough to eat.   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 Fighting Racism, U.S. Policy Toward Cuba, and Hunger in America appeared first on KPFA.

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 – July 31, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: The genocidal slaughter in Gaza reaches new peaks of suffering. We will feature a powerful new extended edition of the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman. Our weekly segment PinkNotes/our collaboration with CodePink, We'll feature a special report from Code-Pink Co-Founder Jodi Evans, under attack by Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. 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 The Genocidal Slaughter in Gaza Reaches New Peaks of Suffering appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Israeli occupation forces expand their attacks in the West Bank with Heavily Armed illegal settlers. We'll speak with Zeiad Abbas, Executive Director of the Middle East Children's Alliance. Poet and child-psychotherapist, Anita Barrows, will share her latest poems from the Gaza  Genocide. Nuclear madness at Diablo Canyon, as the feds move to loosen the rules on nuke plants even further. 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 Israeli Occupation Forces Expand Their Attacks in the West Bank with Heavily Armed Illegal Settlers appeared first on KPFA.

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 – July 28, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: We'll be joined by Camilo Perez Bustillo, coordinator of the national NLG's Task Force on the Americas. We'll take an in-depth look at the negative impact Trump's policy is having in this hemisphere. Cuba under extreme attack: Venezuela's legitimate president held in the twilight zone of a US maximum security prison. We'll also put a spotlight on the immigrants rights crackdown and expanding deportation machine coming out of the US justice department. 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 We'll Take an In-Depth Look at the Negative Impact Trump's Policy is Having in this Hemisphere appeared first on KPFA.

TODAY ON THE SHOW: As the corporate press fixates on oil prices and shipping routes, Flashpoints goes directly to Tehran to uncover the devastating civilian toll of the U.S. bombing campaign and how the push for “regime change” is spectacularly backfiring. Senior producer Kevin Pina is joined by Dr. Foad Izadi who comes to us today from the University of Teheran to provide an update on the US military escalation against his country. 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 “A Head for an Eye”: Dr. Foad Izadi on the Sabotaged Peace Deal and the Reality of Trump's War in Iran appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Our weekly collaboration with Code/Pink. We welcome back code-pink founder, and Global good-trouble maker , Medea Benjamin along with Pink Notes host, Cynthia Papermaster. Also, our weekly edition of the powerful Electronic Intifada news cast, with Nora Barrows Friedman. 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 Our Weekly Collaboration with Code/Pink appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Radical Historian, activist and co-founder of Answer Coalition , Richard Becker, on the rapidly expanding war between the US and Iran. Gloria La Riva, back from besieged Cuba, will report on the growing US Aggressions to undermine and destroy the Cuban Revolution. An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Activist and Co-founder of Answer Coalition , Richard Becker, on the Rapidly Expanding War Between the US and Iran appeared first on KPFA.

RE-BROADCAST JULY 10 2026 Today on the show: We are live from Medicine For Nightmares Book Store in the Heart of San Francisco's legendary Mission District. We'll be joined by Chicano writer/activist Alejandro Murguia: Activist Professor  Lorena Gonzalez, Contra Costa College La Rasa Studies, Professor Ron Lopez , Chicano Studies Sonoma State University. Immigrants rights activist and Flashpoints Resident Troubadour Francisco Herrera and Honorary Mayor of the Mission, and longtime activist, Roberto Hernandez, and Radio Activist/Flashpoints contributor Sara Blanco join us. An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post RE-BROADCAST JULY 10 2026 appeared first on KPFA.