KPFA - Flashpoints

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.

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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 7, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on Flashpoints: We feature an interview with author and activist Dan Kovalik about two of his books, Syria the Anatomy of a Regime Change and The Plot to Overthrow Venezuela: How the US is Orchestrating a Coup for Oil; For the 2nd half an interview I did earlier with Lauren Harper of the Freedom of the Press Foundation. 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 Author and Activist Dan Kovalik appeared first on KPFA.

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Today on Flashpoints: We devote the entire hour to Haiti. We’ll speak with our clandestine correspondent on the ground in Port au Prince about the situation facing 1.5 million people internally displaced in makeshift camps. Then we pivot to a discussion of the harrowing situation facing hundreds of thousands of Haitians who will be deported back to Haiti if the Trump administration has its 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 We Devote the Entire Hour to Haiti appeared first on KPFA.

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Today on Flashpoints: Our dear friends return with another episode of PinkNotes. Today Danaka Katovich CODEPINK’s National Co-Director is joining us and of course the wonderful Cynthia Papermaster of CodePink Sonoma. Then be sure to stay tuned for an update from Palestine and Gaza with the Electric Intifada and 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 We Talk with Danaka Katovich and Cynthia Papermaster of CodePink appeared first on KPFA.

Today on Flashpoints: We speak with Andrea Carme, the Executive Director of the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) and Bill Means, a veteran of the American Indian Movement and a co-founder of the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC); Finally we’ll review the cost of the war with Iran and the devastating impact war, and preparation for more war, is having on us all. 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 Andrea Carme and Bill Means appeared first on KPFA.

Today on Flashpoints: We’re joined by the personal legal counselor of Colombian president Gustavo Petro, a good friend of Flashpoints Dan Kovalik. Dan comes to us direct and on the ground in Bogota, Colombia’s capital where he is meeting with the president Petro about Trump’s sanctions leveled against him; Then we are joined by Jeanne Hallacy for an update of the resistance in Burma in the face of another electoral coup and sham elections by the Myanmar military junta. 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 the Personal Legal Counselor of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, Dan Kovalik appeared first on KPFA.

Today on Flashpoints: We go to Isfahan, Iran for a report about the perception on the ground about the weeks of US/Israeli bombings and fears of a return to the fighting; Then we return to Port au Prince with an update from our clandestine correspondent on the ground; Finally, we feature a Flashpoints Flashback segment with a January 21, 2026 interview featuring Alan McCleod discussing the first ball to fall into Trump’s roulette wheel of changing narratives justifying the attack on Iran. Back then it was a “regime change” narrative alleging help for Iranians freeing themselves from the yoke of an oppressive government. 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 Iran Reports about the Perception on the ground about the weeks of US/Israeli bombings appeared first on KPFA.

Today on Flashpoints: We speak with a Catholic priest who is the leader of a burgeoning movement called Priests Against Genocide. Then we address the Tech Broligarchy run amok with a Peter Thiel backed project called Objection.ai designed to undermine free press and whistleblowers. Finally we replay our interview with Hanady Salman about the assassination of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil by Israeli Defense Forces. 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 the Leader of “Priests Against Genocide” appeared first on KPFA.

Today on Flashpoints: We feature PinkNotes with our good friends with CodePink. Medea Benjamin will be joining us live. Then we pay tribute to slain Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, a brilliant and courageous correspondent for the Al-Akhbar newspaper who was killed in an Israeli airstrike yesterday in the town of Al-Tayri. After surviving an initial drone strike on a nearby vehicle, she and her colleague sought shelter in a home. The Israeli military then dropped a bomb directly on that building. It’s being called another targeted assassination of journalists by the Israeli Defense Forces. 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 Pay Tribute to Slain Lebanese Journalist Amal Khalil appeared first on KPFA.

Today on Flashpoints: We turn our attention back to Venezuela and the tightrope Delcy Rodriguez and the leadership of the Bolivarian Revolution are being forced to walk by the Trump regime. Then we look at the tremendous amounts of money being made off of what appears to be insider trading based upon US military moves transmitted by Trump over social media. The new digital landscape takes corruption and war profiteering to a new level. 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 Look at Venezuela and Delcy Rodriguez and the Leadership of the Bolivarian Revolution appeared first on KPFA.

Today on Flashpoints: We feature an in-depth interview on the ground in Tehran with Dr. Foad Izadi, a Professor of American Studies at the University of Tehran. He specializes in U.S. foreign policy and the domestic political machinery that drives Washington’s endless wars. Then we go to Beirut for an interview with Lebanese journalist Hanady Salman about the impact of Israel’s deadly attacks against the population which they view as supporters of Hezbollah. Hanady tells the real story behind Israel’s military aggression. 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 On the Ground in Tehran with Dr. Foad Izadi, Professor of American Studies at the University of Tehran appeared first on KPFA.

Today on Flashpoints: We feature an in-depth discussion about the Middle East and the state of the anti-war movement with Richard Becker of the Answer Coalition. Then we spend the second half of the show discussing US/Latin American relations with international civil and human rights attorney Dan Kovalik. 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 In-Depth Discussion about the Middle East and the State of the Anti-War Movement with Richard Becker appeared first on KPFA.

Today on show: We’ll be joined by Culture Clash Founder Richard Montoya in Los Angeles with an update on the continuing Ice crack-downs and government related repression coming down from Trump; Also Remembering radical visionary Michael Parenti/the people’s intellectual…who recently passed 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’ll be Joined by Culture Clash Founder Richard Montoya appeared first on KPFA.

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