KPFA - Flashpoints

Today on the Show: We feature a front-line interview with  Nane Alejandrez, the celebrated founder of Barrios  Unidos: Nane is on the frontline holding the line against the extreme right wing that has taken control in Washington D.C.: And Trump appears to declare war on Venezuela The post Flashpoints – October 3, 2025 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 – October 2, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: We speak with Andrea Carmen, the Executive Director of the International Indian Treaty Council: We talk about Alcatraz we head toward Indigenous Peoples Day. And we get an update about the Border Wall being built in an area that sees almost no human migrants. This wall threatens the Jaguar and the Ocelot. The post Andrea Carmen of International Indian Treaty Council on This Year's Indigenous People's Day on Alcatraz Island 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 – September 30, 2025 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 – September 29, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Terms of Servitude: Zionism, Silicon Valley, and Digital Settler/Colonialism in the Palestine Liberation Struggle. The post Omar Zahzah Discusses His New Book “Terms of Servitude: Zionism, Silicon Valley, and Digital Settler/Colonialism in the Palestine Liberation Struggle.” appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: The genocidal slaughter in illegally occupied Palestine continues. We'll feature our weekly news report from the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman: Also more poetry from the genocide with Anita Barrows/ That's Nora's mom!! The post The Latest Headlines on Gaza From The Electronic Intifada appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: We have a special report on an issue that could impact thousands of you listening to this right now. -A start up company , has been testing for a plastics Incineration Facility, in Rohnert Park California, and has been under the radar of the public until now. We also share an update on the Global Sumud Flotilla, a fleet of 52 boats reaching Gaza in a few days, facing attacks, has said they will not turn back in their quest to give humanitarian, basic aid to the people of Gaza. The post A Special Report on A Bay Area Start Up Testing For a Plastics Incineration Facility appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Professor Ron Lopez, Chicano and Latino Studies at Sonoma State University, speaks out about the crushing impact Trump crack downs and ICE sweeps are having on his students: And College Democrats of America and Other Groups Call for Firing UC Berkeley President James B. Milliken, Over “Betrayal” of Academic Freedom The post Professor Ron Lopez Speaks Out On Trump/ICE Raids appeared first on KPFA.

Genocide watch: Our weekly update on the US armed genocide against Gaza and the West Bank with Flashpoints Special contributor, Sam Hussaeni. Today Sam and I will be joined by activist attorney Robert Jereski who has led CODEPINK's World Court Project. We'll keep one eye on the genocide and one eye o the UN as it opens for business again. Also Senior producer Kevin Pina on the real politics regarding Venezuela and Haiti The post Genocide watch: Our Weekly Update on The US Armed Genocide Against Gaza appeared first on KPFA.

San Francisco – Mission District Today on the show: The celebrated founder of Culture Clash and award winning playwright, Richard Montoya. Also, noted refugee rights advocate and honorary Mayor of San Francisco's Historic Mission District, Roberto Hernandez will join us The post Mayor of The Mission, Roberto Hernandez, Joins Us appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: The Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman: Nora reports that the genocide continues and more Palestinians die of starvation, as the Israelis continue to blockade the flow of crucial food supplies and medicine badly needed by the Palestinians. Meanwhile over a half million people on the run with no where to hide: And a protest at Oakland ariport against using private airports as pipe lines to resupply the genocide. The post Flashpoints – September 18, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: We hear about a public Press conference happening tomorrow at the Oakland Airport, it's a part of the Oakland People's Arms Embargo Campaign. We also speak with the Communications Direction from the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights. 35 years strong yet some very hard times still to come. We talk about what they and others are doing to ease the cruelty of the current administration. And we will close the show with Part 2 of The Hasta Encontrarte Collective, a story of Women Searchers in Mexico, doing whatever it takes, including searching for their missing loved ones, by excavating public and private lands for graves. We talk to a member of the Collective and also to Amnesty International Mexico about the risks the searchers face, and ways to prevent forced disappearances. The post Oakland People's Arms Embargo Campaign On Their Scheduled Press Conference at Oakland Airport appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Israel full force on the ground in Gaza! We'll speak with with Craig Mokhiber, an international human rights lawyer and activist and a former senior United Nations human rights official. Also, we recognize Mexican Independence Day & rising up against the Spanish Colonials. And An update on the volatile situation in Haiti including threat of further US occupation and covert destabilization.  And poetry from the Gaza Genocide from Anita Barrows and her poetry students on the ground and under siege The post Israel in Full Force On The Ground In Gaza appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Genocide watch: our weekly update on the US armed genocide against Gaza and the West Bank with Flashpoints Special contributor, Sam Husseini. Today A Gaza-bound flotilla set sail from Tunisia, bringing life and death supplies. Also will Solar energy win out despite the latest massive corporate push by the weapons industry to go nuclear The post Genocide Watch with Sam Husseini 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 – September 12, 2025 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 – September 11, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Breaking News! We are opening the show with our initial thoughts and discussion around what seems like an assassination of Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, a conservative youth organization and joining me is Camilo Perez Bustillo. Also, as we speak, The senate education committee will decide on California Bill AB715. Proponents of the Bill say it fights antisemitism in schools, opponents say it includes stifling of teachers, students and curriculum mentioning Palestine. And we will close the show with Part 1 of a segment about Women Searchers in Mexico. Taking searches into their own hands, literally excavating public and private lands for bodies or personal affects of their loved ones. We talk with a member of The Hasta Encontrarte Collective and of Amnesty International Mexico. The post The Assassination of Right Wing Commentator, Charlie Kirk 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 – September 9, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Our weekly segment Genocide-Watch with Sam Husseini. Pro Palestine protestors get arrested in London for speaking Truth to power. Dave Lindorf, just back from the racist British Monarchy, reports. Also, Kathy Kelly says “We Will Not Be Silent on the Gaza Genocide”. Also the International Indian Treaty Council and the American Indian movement vow to resist Trump's plans to turn Alcatraz back to a maxi prison for mass deportations. And Juan José Gutierrez reports on expanding ICE round ups is LA and parts south The post Genocide Watch Returns With Sam Husseini and Guests appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show we return to Haiti with an update on the situation and a discussion of the country's status as the real narco-state in the Caribbean region.  Then we turn our attention back to Trump's gunboat diplomacy in Venezuela and  Marco Rubio's allegations of drug trafficking against Maduro and top socialist party officials. The post An Update on Haiti's Status As The Real Narco-State in The Caribbean appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: The Washington D.C. -based human rights group DAWN has posted an Open Letter to PLO President Abbas requesting that the UN General Assembly to deploy multilateral protection force in Gaza, meanwhile the PLO has been banned from entering the US and thus the UN, by high US officials in Including  Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. Also the Washington Post is reporting on A post-war plan for Gaza that is circulating within President Donald Trump's administration that would see the U.S. administer Gaza for at least a decade, and include the relocation of Gaza's population and its rebuilding as a tourist resort. And as we do weekly, we feature the Electronic Intifada Newscast with Nora Barrows Friedman The post The Latest News Headlines From Gaza w/ The Electronic Intifada appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Communities Against Carbon Transport and Injection: a newly formed coalition talks to us about a proposed Carbon Waste pipeline in California. Polluters get paid to dump their waste and a private company gets paid to pipe it through wetlands. Not unique to California, this has caused disaster in Satartia Mississippi, ALL under the guise of addressing climate change. Also, we will speak with Dr, AIsha Jumaan, returns from her recent trip to Yemen. We have an uplifting conversation despite the tragedy that her homeland faces as they stand up for GAZA. And we will close the show with Yazmyn Rahimi, who joins us to share a poem from her Afghan and Colombian roots The post Communities Against Carbon Transport and Injection (CACTI) on A Proposed Carbon Waste Pipeline in California 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 – September 2, 2025 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 – September 1, 2025 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 – August 29, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: A new groundbreaking report released by the Palestinian Youth Movement, uncovers Oakland's central role in the transportation of military cargo shipments to Israel. Also, remembering the impact of the 1970 Chicano Moratorium and anti-Vietnam war movement, that empowered Chicanos to resist the war and demand an end to discrimination at home: And after a series of successful bay-area peace actions, by the vets for peace boat, the Golden Rule,the vets turn their atttention to speaking out against the Gaza Genocide The post Remembering The Impact of the 1970 Chicano Moratorium & Anti Vietnam War Movement appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show we return to Haiti and yet another clandestine interview from the heart of its gang occupied capital to discuss the reasons behind their stalemate with the Haitian police   Then we turn our attention to Trump's gunboat diplomacy in Venezuela where the government is reported to have mobilized 4.5 million citizens into militias to defend its territory. Finally, we revisit a segment by Flashpoints executive producer Dennis Bernstein, Tell Her Story: Eleanor Bumpurs & the Police Killing that Galvanized New York City The post Haiti Update With Clandestine Interview From The Heart of It's Gang Occupied Capital appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: A Palestinian-American physician and co-founder of Doctors Against Genocide issues an urgent call for justice following the illegal confiscation of his and his family's ancestral land by renegade Israeli settlers. Also The doctors from DAG will share crucial information about hunger, starvation and the multiple medical emergencies now unfolding in Gaza. Also we'll feature a new movie about the violence of sweeping houseless humans up like so much trash, from Tiny and the folks At the Poor News Network The post Doctors Against Genocide on The Hunger And Starvation of Gaza appeared first on KPFA.

Today on Flashpoints: With more starvation and another massacre of journalists in Gaza, we commence with a new weekly column, Genocide-Watch, co-hosted by Sam Husseini.  Also Code Pink's Cythia Papermaster calls out the corporate media. Norm Solomon wants to know where the hell  the week-kneed democrats are on the expanding ethnic cleansing o Palestine: and Tell Her Story: Eleanor Bumpurs & the Police Killing that Galvanized New York City The post F;ashpoints Debuts New Weekly Segment: Genocide Watch, with Sam Husseini 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 – August 22, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Suing the US government for genocide in occupied Palestine. Also a preacher speaks out against the genocide and we'll feature our weekly news report from the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman: The post Suing The US Government For Genocide in Occupied Palestine 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 – August 20, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: How Trump's plan to kill FEMA will drown small town America A special report by award-winning investigative reporter Greg Palast. Also will Trump's quest to end balloting by mail marginalize millions of brown and black voters in America. And satirist and radical radio host, Randy Credico, back on the road to Washington D.C. with a few crucial signs of our times The post Greg Palast On Trump's Plan to Kill FEMA & How It Will Affect Small Town America appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Two new damning human rights reports on the expanding slaughter in Gaza as the program of forced hunger and starvation continues: special correspondent, Jennifer Lowenstein reports. Also Richard Becker of Answer Coalition reflects on the pro-trump groveling in D.C. as a parade of presidents from Europe, join Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in another Trump ass-kissing secession at the White House. The post The Latest Human Rights Reports Out of Gaza 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 – August 15, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: The government of Haiti, Big Business, and the blossoming illegal drug trade: Flashpoints Senior Producer Kevin Pina reports about how one businessman refuses to play ball with the traffickers and risks his life in the process. And we'll feature our weekly news report from the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman: Nora reports that the genocide continues amidst the endless slaughter of journalists and often times their entire family The post The Government of Haiti, Big Business, and The Blossoming Illegal Drug Trade appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: What Kind of Bird Can't Fly, A new book by prison survivor, Dorsey Nun. Also soldiers in the streets of Washington D.C. Are we headed toward Marshall Law for the nation's capital? And remembering Palestinian journalist Anas Al Sharif, assassinated by Israel in Gaza The post What Kind of Bird Can't Fly? A Book by Prison Survivor, Dorset Nun appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: A special report on the disturbing similarities between Hitler's handling of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and Netanyahu's handling of Gaza.  Also an update on the Genocide and starving of Palestinians in Gaza: And a poem for every day of the Genocide: Anita Barrows joins us for a another reading of her poems, based on the daily Gaza Slaughter The post The Disturbing Similarities Between Hitler's Handling of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and Netanyahu's Handling of Gaza appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show:  Israel using starvation and mass murder of journalists in their US armed and supported genocide in Gaza. We'll be joined by Ziad Abbas from the Middle-east children's alliance and Hani Almadhoun Senior Director at UNRWA USA The post Starvation in Gaza and The Murder of Journalists Covering it appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: An update on Leonard Peltier back home in Indian Country and healing. Also fighting back against Trump's shock troops and growing number of violent street arrests: organizing the resistance to the Trump plan to turn Alcatraz back into a high security prison for mass deportation: and the fast for Justice in Sonoma County California continues a pace The post An Update on Recently Released Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Noted refugee rights advocate, Juan Jose Gutierrez, speaks to us from Los Angles about the expanding sweeps through the streets of Los Angeles and parts south. Also The genocidal slaughter in occupied Palestine continues a pace as we feature our weekly FRONTLINE news report from the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman. And a Historic” $100K Settlement from University of Maryland for Unlawfully Suppressing Pro-Palestinian Student Speech The post Update on ICE Raids In Los Angeles and Southern California 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 – August 6, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Pro-immigration activists in Sonoma County California begin a water-only hunger fast to protest the widening brutal immigration sweeps by ICE and Homeland Security. Also An update on the killing of beloved Palestinian human rights defender and filmmaker, Awdah Hathaleen The post Flashpoints – August 5, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Haiti, US Private Security forces and the big lie behind US foreign policy. And National Book Award Winning poet, Martin Espada reads from his latest collection of poetry JAILBREAK OF SPARROWS and speaks out against the expanding crack down and round ups of people of color Across the USA The post Poet Martin Espada Discusses His Latest Collection of Poetry “Jailbreak of Sparrows appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Trump's ICE shock troops expanding their numbers and their violent round ups of brown people from coast to coast: and Trump Says He Ordered Nuclear Subs Repositioned in Rare Nuclear Threat to Russia The post Flashpoints – August 1, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: we'll feature our weekly FRONTLINE news report from the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman. Nora reports that starvation as a weapon of war continues unabated. And Congress, Jeffery Epstein and Israel.” The post The Latest Headlines from Gaza w/ The Electronic Intifada 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 30, 2025 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 29, 2025 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 28, 2025 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 25, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.