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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.

RE-BROADCAST JULY 17, 2026 Today on the Show: Greg Palast Tracking Trump, as the criminal and Chief gets ready to cripple and fling a wrench in the up-coming midterm elections. Culture Clash founder and award-winning playwright, Richard Montoya keeping track of ICE in L.A. 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 17, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Greg Palast Tracking Trump, as the criminal and Chief gets ready to cripple and fling a wrench in the up-coming midterm elections. Culture Clash founder and award-winning playwright, Richard Montoya keeping track of ICE in L.A. 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 Trump, as the Criminal and Chief Gets Ready to Cripple and Fling a Wrench in the Up-Coming Midterm Elections appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: PINK NOTES: our weekly collaboration with Code/Pink. Pink Notes Cynthia Papermaster welcomes Olivia Di Nucci, CODEPINK DC Coordinator. Olivia sailed to Cuba from Mexico on a recent aid flotilla mission. And was a crew member on the most recent Gaza Flotilla. We'll also feature the latest edition of the powerful Electronic Intifada Newscast, with Nora Barrows Friedman. 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 Our Weekly Collaboration with CodePink appeared first on KPFA.

TODAY ON  THE SHOW: We'll be joined by our Special Contributor, Renee Saucedo who speaks out about the crushing impact Trump's crack downs and ICE sweeps are having on undocumented working families, particularly women. Renee played a key role in a recent 3-Day Walk for Immigrant Rights! Right along with our own Miguel Gavilan Molina. Two US nonprofits have sued the Trump administration over sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court (ICC) — penalties that they say “violate Americans' constitutional right to engage in Palestine-related” human rights advocacy. 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 Our Special Contributor, Renee Saucedo Who Speaks Out About the Crushing Impact Trump's Crack Downs and ICE Sweeps appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Tens of thousands of Haitians facing immediate deportation. We'll be joined by Haiti Action co-founders Pierre LaBossier and Robert Roth for a frontline update. And Trump's ICE death squads execute another young brown father, in an expanding Trump program of Ethnic Cleansing in Trump's New America. 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 Tens of Thousands of Haitians Facing Immediate Deportation appeared first on KPFA.

Today on show: A special extended report on the Situation in Cuba as the US continues to tighten the screws on the Cuba revolution. We'll be Joined by Gloria LaRiva just backed from the US embargoed Nation. We rebroadcast our interview with  the legendary Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farmworkers. 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 Flashpoints – July 13, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

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 ROUND TABLE IN THE BOOKSTORE appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: The genocidal slaughter in illegally occupied Palestine continues. Our weekly segment PinkNotes/our collaboration with CodePink. We'll feature a special report on Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, Palestinian doctor currently near death and facing a continual program of Israeli torture and starvation. Our weekly news report from the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman. 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 The Genocidal Slaughter in Illegally Occupied Palestine Continues appeared first on KPFA.

Today on show: We are honored to welcome back the legendary Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farmworkers. Dolores joins us again to speak out for the rights of people who do the hardest labor for all of us and often get attacked, disparaged, sometimes even deported for their hard work. The second part of the show breaking news from the expanding conflict between the US and Iran. We cut through the Pentagon's propaganda blackout by featuring an interview from Iran with Dr. Foad Izadi, Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Tehran. 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 We are Honored to Welcome Back The Legendary Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder of the United Farmworkers appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Greg Palast kicks off a new Season of the election Crimes Bulletin, gearing up for another season of Trump voter fraud raves and attempts to limit American's right to vote. What is the Safe Act and Why did Trump shelve a highly popular bi-partisan Housing Bill to force it through congress, and threaten anyone who gets in his way. 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 Greg Palast Kicks Off a New Season of the Election Crimes Bulletin appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: We welcome back Frontline human rights defender, Juan Jose Gutierrez for a crucial update on  Trump's deportation crackdown in the midst of an emerging police state. Our  Weekly Newscast from the Electronic Intifada  with Nora Barrows Friedman: Today's bloody report was filed last Thursday, on day one thousand of the Gaza Genocide. 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 We Welcome Frontline Human Rights Defender, Juan Jose Gutierrez appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: National Book Award Winning poet, Martin Espada, reads a powerful new poem, Alligator Alcatraz, as a part of a special 250 year anniversary publication of the Nation Magazine. Martin will be joined by his Friend, attorney, poet, Human Rights visionary Camilo Perez Bustillo to talk about the dangers of the of the extreme right and how to resist in word and deed. 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-BROARDCAST JULY 29TH appeared first on KPFA.

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 Flashpoints – July 2, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: American Indian Movement co-founder, Bill Means, one of the original AIM visionaries, and an early leader of the  American Indian Movement. We rebroadcast excerpt from a speech By Fired and then reinstated San Jose State University Professor, Dr. Sang Kil, who is a Palestine activist who won a union arbitration allowing her to go back to work with full back pay. 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 American Indian Movement Co-Founder, Bill Means appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Photographer, Journalist, Historian, David Bacon joins us. Through the eye of his camera lens we see the multiple struggles facing farmworkers and their families, as they struggle to make ends meet, and stay one step ahead of Trump's US deportation machine. Kevin pina files a front-line report on Venezuela After the earthquakes. We'll feature special guest Kumu Pua Case, the lead coordinator of Mauna Kea education and awareness, who along with other native Hawaiian organizers, has been at the forefront of the Mauna Kea movement, taking part in community and frontline actions to safeguard Mauna Kea. 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 Photographer, Journalist, Historian, David Bacon Joins Us appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: National Book Award Winning poet, Martin Espada, reads a powerful new poem, Alligator Alcatraz, as a part of a special 250 year anniversary publication of the Nation Magazine. Martin will be joined by his Friend, attorney, poet, Human Rights visionary Camilo Perez Bustillo to talk about the dangers of the of the extreme right and how to resist in word and deed. 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 National Book Award Winning Poet, Martin Espada, Reads a Powerful New Poem, Alligator Alcatraz appeared first on KPFA.