
KPFA - Flashpoints
Arts & Culture
An award winning front-line investigative news magazine focusing on human, civil and workers rights, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
Location:
Berkeley, CA
Description:
An award winning front-line investigative news magazine focusing on human, civil and workers rights, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
Language:
English
Episodes
Flashpoints – September 29, 2025
9/29/2025
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.
Omar Zahzah Discusses His New Book “Terms of Servitude: Zionism, Silicon Valley, and Digital Settler/Colonialism in the Palestine Liberation Struggle.”
9/26/2025
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.
The Latest Headlines on Gaza From The Electronic Intifada
9/25/2025
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.
A Special Report on A Bay Area Start Up Testing For a Plastics Incineration Facility
9/24/2025
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.
Professor Ron Lopez Speaks Out On Trump/ICE Raids
9/23/2025
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
9/22/2025
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.
Mayor of The Mission, Roberto Hernandez, Joins Us
9/19/2025
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.
Flashpoints – September 18, 2025
9/18/2025
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.
Oakland People’s Arms Embargo Campaign On Their Scheduled Press Conference at Oakland Airport
9/17/2025
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.
Duration:00:59:59
Israel in Full Force On The Ground In Gaza
9/16/2025
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.
Duration:00:26:52
Genocide Watch with Sam Husseini
9/15/2025
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.
Flashpoints – September 12, 2025
9/12/2025
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.
Flashpoints – September 11, 2025
9/11/2025
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.
Flashpoints – September 10, 2025
9/10/2025
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 10, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
Flashpoints – September 9, 2025
9/9/2025
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.
Genocide Watch Returns With Sam Husseini and Guests
9/8/2025
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.
An Update on Haiti’s Status As he Real Narco-State in The Caribbean
9/5/2025
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 he Real Narco-State in The Caribbean appeared first on KPFA.
The Latest News Headlines From Gaza w/ The Electronic Intifada
9/4/2025
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.
Communities Against Carbon Transport and Injection (CACTI) on A Proposed Carbon Waste Pipeline in California
9/3/2025
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.
Flashpoints – September 2, 2025
9/2/2025
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.