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Airs at: Tue, 01/20/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Airs at: Tue, 02/02/2027 at 10:00am - 11:00am

INVESTIGATIVE News Radio with host Dennis Bernstein

Investigative News Radio with host Dennis Bernstein from KPFA, historic community radio station in Berkeley, California. Flashpoints is an award-winning daily investigative newsmagazine. Through original reports and some of the key investigative reporters of our time, Flashpoints goes to the frontlines and to the core of the stories in the areas of government and corporate criminality, human rights, and economic justice. From Baghdad to the US-Mexico border, Palestine to San Francisco, Port-au-Prince to Washington DC, Flashpoints monitors the centers of power as an uncensored platform of independent media.

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Topic tags:

Civil Rights/Human Rights, Government/Politics, Class, Corporations, Global Affairs

Streams:

KBOO Stream 1

Program status:

Current

The Story of a Student Denied Entry to Occupied Palestine

Airs at: Wed, 03/09/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Nora Barrows Friedman of the Electronic Intifada is the guest host for Flashpoints, which features her extended interview with a twenty-one-year-old student who was denied entry into Palestine by Israeli Occupation authorities. Read more

Flashpoints on 03/04/16

Airs at: Fri, 03/04/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Latest on Haiti and the Electronic Intifada

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

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Flashpoints: We bring you an excerpt from our Friday local show with senior producer, Kevin Pina, with the latest on Haiti. Also, The Electronic Intifada returns with their latest podcast, hosted by Nora Barrows-Friedman. Read more

Documentary on Capitalism

Airs at: Wed, 03/02/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Flashpoints: We feature another excerpt from the powerful multi-part documentary series Capitalism. Read more

Flashpoints on 03/01/16

Airs at: Tue, 03/01/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Flashpoints, we present audio from an event celebrating the life and times of rebel reporter John Ross. Then, Kevin Pena gives an update on the struggle for democracy in Haiti. Read more

Flashpoints on 02/26/16

Airs at: Fri, 02/26/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Part 2 of a Talk by Economist Richard Wolff and the Electronic Intifada

Airs at: Thu, 02/25/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Flashpoints: We feature part two of a speech given recently by radical economist, Richard Wolff. And later, The Electronic Intifada returns with it's latest podcast, hosted by Nora Barrows-Friedman. Read more

Capitalism: The Wealth of Nations: A New Gospel

Airs at: Wed, 02/24/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Flashpoints: We feature excerpts of the new major 6 part documentary on the history and impact of capitalism. We'll feature Part Two: The Wealth of Nations: A New Gospel. Read more

Letters and Politics on 02/23/16

Airs at: Tue, 02/23/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Letters and Politics, Political Science professor Adam Sheingate discusses the history of political consulting and its impact on our democracy. Read more