COUNTERPOINT RADIO, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 – 9:30 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.org

Some segments featured on Counterpoint are edited for re-broadcast on the syndicated Between The Lines radio news magazine. Visit their web site at http://www.btlonline.org for free subscriptions to mp3 - podcast audio files, program summaries and interview transcripts. An archive of current and past Counterpoint interviews are accessible for free at our Counterpoint Radio web site: http://counterpointradio.org The full 1.5 hour unedited program can be accessed for a 2 week period after the show, at the WPKN Radio archives: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/search/counterpoint

1) Trump's Illegal Demolition of Federal Government Provokes Constitutional Crisis, Calls for Impeachment

John Bonifaz, a constitutional attorney and the Co-Founder and President of the group Free Speech For People, and a co-author of the 2018 book, "The Constitution Demands It: The Case for the Impeachment of Donald Trump" assesses our national crisis as the Trump/Musk coup continues, and the constitutional crisis this administration has provoked as the Trump regime ignores judge-issued injunctions ordering them to halt their illegal actions.

2) Democrats Muddled, Painful Response to Trump-Musk Coup

Kenny Stancil, a senior researcher at the Revolving Door Project with broad interests in the political economy of inequality, talks about his recent article, "Where Is the Democratic Opposition?" and an update on efforts being made to organize an effective and aggressive national Trump opposition movement both inside the Democratic Party and across civil society.

3) Trump Russia Ukraine War Peace Overture Creates Rift w US European Allies

Mel Goodman a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, a professor of government at Johns Hopkins University, a former CIA analyst and author of books including, “American Carnage: The Wars of Donald Trump.” Goodman will examine Trump's latest initiative to end the Ukraine war, his reported conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin -- and how these announced negotiations could impact the people of Ukraine, Russia and Europe.

4) OMB Director Russell Vought, Architect of Trump-Musk Demolition of Federal Government

Branko Macetic, a Jacobin magazine staff writer and author of "Yesterdays Man: The Case Against Joe Biden," discusses his soon to be published in-depth profile of Russell Vought, the longtime radical anti-government ideologue who, as Trump’s recently confirmed director of the Office of Management and Budget, now poised to see through the cause of his life: dismantling the federal government and handing unlimited power over American life back to big business."

COUNTERPOINT RADIO, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 – 9:30 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.org

Some segments featured on Counterpoint are edited for re-broadcast on the syndicated Between The Lines radio news magazine. Visit their web site at http://www.btlonline.org for free subscriptions to mp3 - podcast audio files, program summaries and interview transcripts. An archive of current and past Counterpoint interviews are accessible for free at our Counterpoint Radio web site: http://counterpointradio.org The full 1.5 hour unedited program can be accessed for a 2 week period after the show, at the WPKN Radio archives: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/search/counterpoint

1) Trump's criminal plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza

Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, international adviser for Jewish Voice for Peace, and author of the new book "Understanding Palestine & Israel," published by Interlink Books. She'll talk about Donald Trump floating the idea that the US should take over Gaza, ethnically cleanse 2.3 million Palestinian residents and rebuild it into a "Middle East Riviera...." and the international rejection of this criminal proposal.

2) Elon Musk's Child Hacker Army illegally Attempting to Eliminate Multiple Federal Agencies

Amanda Marcotte, a senior politics writer at Salon.com, and author of "Troll Nation: How the Right Became Trump-Worshipping Monsters, discusses her article re: Oligarch billionaire Elon Musk's lawless federal agency takeover, "'Hitler actually had some decent points': Musk's covert coup is guided by internet trolls," examining the vile white supremacy that permeates Musk's fascist child army.

3) Trump's Targeting of Education Dept Could eliminate Dozens of Federal Programs Benefitting Millions of Students Nationwide

Derek W. Black, Professor of Law at the University of South Carolina talks about what's at stake in the Trump administration's attack on the federal Dept. of Education, his motivation for this assault, the importance of federal funds to providing quality primary and secondary education to millions of students across the U.S., touching on the issues examined in his new book, "Dangerous Learning: The South's Long War on Black Literacy."

4) Tens of thousands Oppose Trump Regime 2.0 in '50501' Nationwide Protests

Kay, one of the co-founders of the group NoVoiceUnheard, and Sydney, an organizer with the Pittsburgh branch of the 50501 protest movement, and 50501’s national press liaison, who talk about the national mobilization network opposing Donald Trump's illegal conduct and authoritarian agenda, that on February 5th coordinated some 80 protest rallies in all 50 U.S. states against Trump, Elon Musk and the Republican Party’s power grab.

COUNTERPOINT RADIO, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 – 9:30 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.org

Some segments featured on Counterpoint are edited for re-broadcast on the syndicated Between The Lines radio news magazine. Visit their web site at http://www.btlonline.org for free subscriptions to mp3 - podcast audio files, program summaries and interview transcripts. An archive of current and past Counterpoint interviews are accessible for free at our Counterpoint Radio web site: http://counterpointradio.org The full 1.5 hour unedited program can be accessed for a 2 week period after the show, at the WPKN Radio archives: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/search/counterpoint

1) Trump Launches Vicious White Supremacist Policy Agenda

Steve Phillips, columnist, host of the Democracy in Color podcast and best selling author of "How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good," discusses the Trump regime 2.0's white supremacist ideology - blatant as ever during the campaign, and undeniable in his first week in office eliminating all DEI programs, as well as revoking LBJ's 1965 executive order prohibiting federal contractors from discriminating in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Most recently Trump outrageously blamed DEI for the plane-helicopter collision at Reagan National Airport.

2) If Confirmed by US Senate RFK Jr. Poses Grave Danger to US Public Heath

Dr. Stephanie Woolhandler, MD, MPH, FACP, Distinguished Professor of Public Health at Hunter College, talks about her concerns re: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, focusing on his anti-science views and what damage he could inflict on U.S. public health policies should he be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

3) Trump-GOP Move to Extend Tax Cuts for the Rich

Will Rice, a consultant with the group Americans for Tax Fairness, discusses the Trump-GOP plan to cut more taxes for the rich, impose austerity on the rest of us, referencing a newly leaked memo from House Budget Committee Republicans that proposes slashing trillions from healthcare, nutrition, climate change prevention, and more while handing $1.2 trillion in new tax breaks to millionaires, billionaires, and big corporations.

4) Voter Suppression Key to Trump's Election Win

Investigative reporters and best selling author Greg Palast talks about his years-long investigation into GOP voter suppression, it's impact on the 2024 presidential election, detailed in his latest article, "Trump Lost. Vote Suppression Won. Here are the Numbers..." where he concludes that if all legal ballots were counted, Trump would have lost the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia, and Kamala Harris would have won the electoral college vote and the presidency.