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Airs at: Tue, 08/12/2025 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:

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Program status:

Current

Flashpoints on 01/12/16

Airs at: Tue, 01/12/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Flashpoints, Alexandra Nagy of Food & Water Watch gives an update on the gas leak at the Aliso Canyon storage facility. Then, Detroit Attorney Thomas Stevens discusses how Flint's water supply became poisoned with lead. Finally, Bill Means weighs in on law enfor... Read more

Hilary Clinton's Role in Honduras and a Look at North and South Korea, the Pivot, and the Bomb

Airs at: Fri, 01/08/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Flashpoints: We'll take a close look at Hillary Clinton's role as "Deposer and Chief" in Honduras. Also, North Korea and the bomb. Read more

Aliso Canyon Gas Leak Disaster, Stopping Police Killings, Impending ICE Crackdown on Immigrants

Airs at: Thu, 01/07/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Flashpoints: California Governor Jerry Brown declares a state of emergency in response to LA county's ongoing Aliso Canyon gas leak disaster. Also, more on 12 year old Tamir Rice and the epidemic of police killings. And we speak to the head of the National Day L... Read more

Martin Espada on his latest book of poems, "Vivas To Those Who Have Failed"

Airs at: Wed, 01/06/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Flashpoints: We spend the entire hour with celebrated poet, Martin Espada, who will read from his latest book of poems, "Vivas To Those Who Have Failed". Read more

Flashpoints on 01/05/16

Airs at: Tue, 01/05/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Flashpoints, Bill Simpich analyzes the legal circumstances in the case of Timothy Loehmann, the police officer who shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice. Also, Salinas, CA City Council member Jose Castaneda discusses the incursion of corporate agricultural interests as IC... Read more

Flashpoints for 12/31/15

Airs at: Thu, 12/31/2015 at 10:00am - 11:00am

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Air Cascadia is off today. We'll hear Flashpoints in its entirety. Today on Flashpoints: War and more war in Iraq. Also, we'll have a front line report on the battle to get cities, states, universities and corporations to divest their investments in the private prison in... Read more

Ta-Nehisi Coates on "Between the World and Me"

Airs at: Wed, 12/30/2015 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on a special edition of Flashpoints: Between the World and Me. We feature the moving new work of Ta-Nehisi Coates in a special benefit for KPFA Pacifica Read more

Flashpoints on 12/29/15

Airs at: Tue, 12/29/2015 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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Today on Flashpoints, Robert Parry of Consortiumnews.com discusses the escalating war in Syria. Also, KJ Noh and Korean American Forum of California executive director Phyllis Kim react to the agreement reached between Japan and South Korea, aimed at resolving the disput... Read more

Flashpoints on 12/24/15

Airs at: Thu, 12/24/2015 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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Homeless, Hungry and Under Attack

Airs at: Wed, 12/23/2015 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Flashpoints: Homeless, hungry and under attack. We'll have a special report on the crackdown on Food Not Bombs in Santa Cruz and food free givers across the country. We'll also have a report back on the crackdown on the poor and homeless in Berkeley and Oakland ... Read more