KPFA - Flashpoints

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.

Today on the show: Haiti Action co-founders Pierre LaBossiere and Robert Roth respond to the threatened deportation of millions of Haitians and others as a result of end of Temporary Protective Status. We continue our drum-beat coverage of the ICE crack down across California. 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 Haiti Action Co-founders Pierre LaBossiere and Robert Roth Respond to the Threatened Deportation of Millions of Haitians as a Result of end of Temporary Protective Status appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: A powerful new edition of the Electronic Intifada news cast with Nora Barrows Friedman. Our weekly collaboration with CodePink and PINK NOTES co-host, Cynthia Papermaster. A protest against Weapon's Manufacurer, General Dynamics. Norman Solomon on the dangers of  Congressional Democrats playing the ‘War Party' on Iran. 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 A Powerful New Edition of the Electronic Intifada News Cast with Nora Barrows Friedman. appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: US destabilization policy in Cuba proceeds apace with an expanding US Crackdown and embargo. A protest in Northern California at the Weapons Manufacturer, General Dynamics, in response to their endless weapons shipments to Israel. Flashpoints contributor Arun Gupta reports from Paris on the Continuing Gaza genocide and other crucial issues of our time. 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 US Destabilization Policy in Cuba Proceeds with the Expanding US Crackdown and Embargo appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: US imperialism expands in the Americas/Peru on the US Chopping Block. We'll speak with human rights Attorney and part of the leadership of “Witness at the Border” Camilo Peres Bustillo about the right-wing twist in Peru. Was the election fair or was it stolen by the extreme Right. Francisco Herrera joins us to talk about the community keeping its eyes on ICE. 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 US Imperialism Expands in the Americas and Peru appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: A powerful new edition of the Electronic Intifada news cast with Nora Barrows Friedman. Our weekly collaboration with CodePink and PINK NOTES co-host, Cynthia Papermaster. Code pink announces its Campaign targeting “War Crusader” Pete Hegseth, and his War Department's $1.5 TRILLION dollar budget. 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 JUNE 18th RE-BROADCAST 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 – June 19, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: A powerful new edition of the Electronic Intifada news cast with Nora Barrows Friedman. Our weekly collaboration with CodePink and PINK NOTES co-host, Cynthia Papermaster. Code pink announces its Campaign targeting “War Crusader” Pete Hegseth, and his War Department's $1.5 TRILLION dollar budget. 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 A Powerful New Edition of the Electronic Intifada News Cast with Nora Barrows Friedman appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Farmworker Communities Call for Pesticide Protections for California School Children and Urge growers to stop the use of highly hazardous pesticides near public schools in California. Richard Silverstein on Israel, as Netanyahu's grand plan to topple the Islamic Republic and replace it with a defanged dictator has failed miserably. And an update on US destabilization/starvation policy in Cuba proceeds apace. Gloria La Riva reports from the International Action Center. 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 Farmworker Communities Call for Pesticide Protections for California School Children appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Voter-protection specialist, Greg Palast, talks about Trump's latest  plans to hijack your vote. Professor Robert Buzzanco on Trump's cashing in on war and peace talks with Iran. Food not Bombs founder, Keith McHenry, reads from his new Auto-Biography, “SOUP STREET”. 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 Talks about Trump's Latest  Plans to Hijack Your Vote appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: What role is Pakistan playing in peace talks with Iran? Also, Harvey Wasserman on the fight for solar in the face of continued nuclear madness. Linda Seeley of Mothers for Peace joins us to discuss the ongoing resistance to Diablo Canyon, located on California's coastal fault line. And satirist, radical activist, and radio host Randy Credico reflects on the expanding Trump kleptocracy in the White House. 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 – June 15, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Kathy Kelly confronts US threats  to destroy key Iranain sources of fresh water: AND THE COMPLICIT LENS: US MEDIA COVERAGE OF ISRAEL'S GENOCIDE IN GAZA: A POWERFUL NEW BOOK BY MEDIA SCHOLAR AND CRITIC, ROBIN ANDERSEN. ANDERSON  shows how mainstream media—from The New York Times to CNN—spread misinformation, skewed coverage, and peddled outright lies about Israel's genocide in Gaza. And we'll have a special report on the  Launch of International Boycott of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. 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 Kathy Kelly Confronts US Threats  to Destroy Key Iranian Sources of Fresh Water appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: A powerful new edition of the Electronic Intifada news cast with Nora Barrows Friedman; Also poems from the Genocide with Anita Barrows; And PINK NOTES our weekly collaboration with Code/Pink. Today Pink Notes hones in on the growing Dangers of Artificial Intelligence/AI. 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 New Edition of the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: An extended interview with Long Time Civil rights/human rights attorney , Ron Kuby, close associate of the late civil rights icon, radical Attorney/Legend, William Kunstler. Ron has been taking notes on the the New Jersey Stand-off at the ICE jail that hunger strikers inside and their supporters outside, refer to a concentration camp: Also Richard Becker joins us for an update on the expanding war against Iran: And we'll feature an interview with the leader of Veterans for Peace, Susan Schnall, on the vets new an anti-genocide campaign in Iran and Gaza. 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 An Interview with Long Time Civil Rights/Human Rights Attorney Ronald Kuby appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Report back on the 4th Annual 3-Day Walk for Immigrant Rights!:Facing life and death in ice jails and as a result of deadly and draconian refugee policy: Also Criticizing the ICC for refusing to act on Israel and moving extremely slowly re Israel's ongoing war crimes, and ethnic cleansing in Gaza/the west bank, and South Lebanon. 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 Report Back on the 4th Annual 3-Day Walk for Immigrant Rights appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: With Miguel Gavilan Molina, standing by at the culmination of the 4th Annual 3-Day Walk for Immigrant Rights! Gavilan and the Flashonda crew are standing by with Renee Saucedo: Also the Launch of a Solidarity Fasting to Denounce the Inaction of the Assistant US Attorney for the Deaths and Conditions at California Immigration Detention Centers, and the Retaliation Against the Hunger Strikers at Adelanto jail. 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 4th Annual 3-Day Walk for Immigrant Rights 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. Today on the show: the 4th Annual 3-Day Walk for Immigrant Rights! The Northern California Coalition for Just Immigration Reform will march for citizenship for all: the Key Demands: NO to detention centers in Dublin or Alcatraz, and fight back against deportations & repression. The post Flashpoints – June 5, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

We celebrate Barbara Lubin Day, and remember the great work Barbara did as the co-founder of the Middle East Children's Alliance, fighting against Genocide in Palestine when most folks didn't have a clue about the brutal treatment of Palestinians. And PINK NOTES, our weekly collaboration with Code/Pink. We'll be joined by PINK NOTES co-host, Cynthia Papermaster and special guest, Code-Pink co-Founder and prolific peacemaker, Medea Benjamin, now accused of being a communist and of assaulting a member of congress. The post Celebrating Barbara Lubin Day and PINK NOTES appeared first on KPFA.

The director of the international Indian Treaty Council, Andrea Carmen, talks about the expanding land grabs of  indigenous community lands;  And SOUP STREET: A memoir by Food Not Bombs co-founder, Keith McHenry. Keith will join us to talk about his just published new big book live! The post Expanding Land Grabs of  Indigenous Community Lands appeared first on KPFA.

Is the US trying to destabilize elections in Columbia by pumping up support for a pro-Trump rightwinger; also, immigrants rights activists in Northern California prepare for a three day walk and protest in support of immigrant rights and to protest continuous attacks by ice.  And Norman Solomon Roots Action reflects on the importance of the race for governor of California. The post Is the US trying to destabilize elections in Columbia 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. Today on the show: The National Lawyers Guild Demands Respect for Self-Determination, Human Rights and Popular Sovereignty, as Crucial Elections Unfold in Colombia and Perú: We'll be joined by Camilo Perez Bustillo coordinator of the national NLG's Task Force on the Americas: Also while Trump says all he cares about is Iran's nuclear threats,  the whole world knows that Israel is the real danger when it comes to the threat of nukes on the battlefield: And Anita Barrows joins us with more frontline poems on the ongoing israeli Genocide in Gaza The post The National Lawyers Guild Demands Respect appeared first on KPFA.

This week on the Best of Flashpoints: A powerful new edition of the Electronic Intifada news cast with Nora Barrows Friedman; Also Jorge Torres, campaign director with NDLON, the national day Labor Organizing Network; He's in Newark NJ coordinating community support for the hunger strikers being brutalized in ICE dungeons; And A POWERFUL AND COURAGEOUS PROTEST ANTI-GENOCIDE ACTIVISTS WHO HELD THE LINE AND WERE ARRESTED AS PART OF THE BLCOKCADE OF WEAPONS FOR THE GENOCIDE IN PALESTINE. 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 This Week on the Best of Flashpoints appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: PINK NOTES: our weekly collaboration with Code/Pink : Today Pink-Notes co-host Cynthia Papermaster is joined by Code-Pink Cofounder, Jodie Evans, who has been subpoenaed by the feds over a Code-Pink humanitarian trip to Cuba in March 2026; Also Jorge Torres, campaign director and community organizer with NDLON, the national day Labor Organizing Network; He's in Newark NJ coordinating community support for the hunger strikers being brutalized in ICE dungeons; And as we do most Thursdays,  a powerful new edition of the Electronic Intifada news cast 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 Pink-Notes Co-Host Cynthia Papermaster is Joined by Code-Pink Cofounder, Jodie Evans appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Gloria LaRiva reports on the US embargo that is strangling the Cuban people, more deadly by the day; Also As Democrats Sour on Israel, APAC Responds With Boatloads of Cash; Richard Silverstein unfurls the sordid tale of who own the US  congress; AND THREE OF THE DOZENS OF ANTI-GENOCIDE ACTIVISTS WHO WERE  ARRESTED IN NEW JERSEY BLOCADING WEAPONS SHIPMENTS ON ROUTE TO BE USED IN THE ONGOING GENOCIDE IN PALESTINE 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 Gloria LaRiva Reports on the US Embargo that is Strangling the Cuban People appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: CUBA UNDER ATTACK AS THE US SUSTAINS ITS PUNISHING EMBARGO IN AN ATTEMPT TO STARVE THE CUBAN REVOLUTION: VALERIE LANDAU TELLS US ABOUT HER WORK TO HELP BREAK THE EMBARGO, INCLUDING A RECENT DELIVERY OF  TOE-SHOES FOR THE KIDS BALLET IN CUBA: ALSO ISRAEL'S ROLE IN DRIVING THE US INTO WAR WITH LEBANON, EVEN AS ISRAEL PROMISE TO TURN LEBANON INTO ANOTHER GAZA  GENOCIDE AND A BRAND NEW REPORT FROM ROOTSACTION: Autopsy: How Democrats Lost the White House 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 CUBA UNDER ATTACK AS THE US SUSTAINS ITS PUNISHING EMBARGO 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 – May 25, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on show: Culture Clash Founder, and award winning playwright, Richard Montoya joins us for the hour. 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 Award Winning Playwright, Richard Montoya Joins Us appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Israeli Genocideists, using US advanced weaponry bomb the living hell out of civilians in Southern Lebanon, killing and wounding dozens of women and children and men, with  advanced US weaponry: we'll feature the latest edition of  Electronic Intifada newscast with Nora Barrows Friedman: Also the Israelis attack the Gaze-bound Peace Flottila capsizing  boats and beating and wounding anti-genocide activists on the their way to deliver desperately needed food and and crucial medical supplies to the devastated Gaza strip: ANNE WRIGHT OF CODE PINK IS ON THE GROUND TO GREET THE WOUNDED: And Anita Barrows will share her latest gaza genocide poem. 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 – May 21, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on Flashpoints: On the heels of the horrific mosque shooting in San Diego on Monday we speak with Henry Giroux about the white nationalist Christian rhetoric of the Trump administration, particularly the religious vitriol of Sec of War Pete Hegseth. Then Gloria La Riva joins us for an update on Cuba and the hypocrisy of US foreign policy and the mainstream media. 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 Speak with Henry Giroux about the White Nationalist Christian Rhetoric of the Trump Administration appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: US imperialism in the Americas with Flashpoints Special Correspondent and internationally celebrated human rights Attorney and activist Camilo Peres Bustillo. 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're Joined by Human Rights Attorney and Activist Camilo Peres Bustillo. appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Have federal and state law enforcement agencies implemented programs that utilize private individuals and surveillance firms to track undocumented immigrants for financial rewards or bounties  in Sonoma Country; Also fighting back against brutal and illegal immigrant sweeps in San Francisco and the wider bay area. 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 – May 18, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show:  Well be joined by Palestinian Author Mohanad Alsayed, whose powerful  new memoir, Scars and Medals blends personal history with a powerful political awakening and harrowing escape during the first Israeli Intifada: And we will also  remember the IDF bulldozing murder of 23 year old Rachel Corrie, a contributor to Flashpoints, 23 years ago during the second Intifada. RACHEL WAS MURDERED A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE SHE WAS TO APPEAR ON FLASHPOINTS FOR ANOTHER INTERVIEW IN A SERIES FEATURING THE BRAVE YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT. 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 Well Be Joined by Palestinian Author Mohanad Alsayed appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: We return with PinkNotes and news from CodePink. We're joined by Cynthia Papermaster. And we feature, as we do every Thursday, 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 PinkNotes and News from CodePink appeared first on KPFA.

Today on Flashpoints: We're live in conversation with former Marine pilot Michael T. Lester who reflects on his time in the military and the events that left him questioning whether the US are the good guys on the world stage. We'll discuss his book, “We Are The Bad Guys: How the U.S. Wages War, Controls Economies, and Calls it Freedom.” 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're in Conversation with Former Marine Pilot Michael T. Lester appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Poet and child psychotherapist, Anita Barrows,  returns with the latest  poems and stories of the ongoing genocide in Palestine: Barrows, mom of Nora Barrows Friedman, has been writing a poem for every day of the on going Gaza genocide, along with conducting a poetry workshop with young people living and writing in the face of the total destruction of their beloved Gaza homeland. 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 Poet Anita Barrows, Returns with the Latest  Poems and Stories of the Ongoing Genocide in 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 – May 11, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Walter Riley, the subject and co-author of the book Civil Rights and Structural Attacks, is also a crucial voice in the documentary film: #OO: Occupy Oakland featuring interviews with Riley and his son Boots. 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 Walter Riley: Oakland's Real Story and the Occupy Movement appeared first on KPFA.