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.

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 Pardon of 1,500 Jan 6 insurrectionists: An Undeniable Endorsement of Right Wing Domestic Terrorism
Dr. Lawrence Rosenthal, Chair and Lead Researcher Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies University of California at Berkeley discusses Donald Trump's pardon and commutation of some 1,500 convicted January 6th insurrectionists, many of whom had engaged in violent attacks on Capitol police. He'll also consider growing concerns that that this blanket presidential pardon will be viewed as a green light by rightwing extremist groups to engage in future political violence targeting Trump's perceived enemies.

2) As Trump's Mass Deportation Begins, 6 Ways to Support Immigrants Rights Now

Amy Gottlieb, U.S. Migration Director with the American Friends Service Committee talks about the work her group is doing to challenge Donald Trump's many executive orders setting in motion his campaign pledge to execute mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, close the southern border and suspend the entry of refugees seeking asylum in the U.S.

3) Trump's Imperial America Intends to Conquer Panama, Greenland and Canada

Joe Lauria, editor-in-chief of Consortium News, who as a journalist has written for the Boston Globe, the London Daily Telegraph, the Johannesburg Star, the Montreal Gazette, and the Wall Street Journal. He'll talk about his recent article, "The Imperial Presidency Marches On," about the domestic and international response to Donald Trump's threat to annex other nation's territories, including Greenland, the Panama Canal, and Canada, through economic blackmail, or the use of military force.

4) Elon Musk's Nazi Salute Elicits Alarming, Twisted Responses

Stanley Heller, administrator of the New Haven, CT based group Promoting Enduring Peace, a member of Jewish Voice for Peace, and host of the TV news magazine “The Struggle.” Stan will discuss multi-billionaire and Trump pal Elon Musk's white supremacy and hate speech, examined in his book, "Zionist Betrayal of Jews: From Herzl to Netanyahu," as well as Musk's recent Nazi salute at the Trump inauguration, and the US Anti-Defamation League and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's twisted defense of Musk's "Heil Hitler" gesture.

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 Back in Office Doubles Down on Intensifying the Global Climate Crisis

Antonia Juhasz, a leading energy, climate, and environmental justice author, analyst, and investigative journalist discusses her recent Rolling Stone magazine article, "The Trump Resistance Inside Washington’s National Cathedral," covering the social justice activist leadership within that famous church who vow to oppose Trump's extremist rightwing agenda. She'll also talk about the devastating LA fires, growing awareness of the destructive force of the climate crisis and the urgent need to shut down the fossil fuel industry.

2) Organizing Effective Resistance to Trump's Authoritarian Repressive Agenda

Svante Myrick, President of People For the American Way Foundation reflects on the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in talking about what Donald Trump's inauguration will mean for activists fighting for economic, racial, and environmental justice, as well as the work his group will be engaged in to counter the second Trump regime's extremist agenda over the next four years, while proposing a progressive vision for the future.

3) The Israel-Hamas Gaza Ceasefire Takes Effect But Fails to Address Future of Palestinians in Crisis

Jennifer Loewenstein, former associate director of Middle Eastern Studies and senior lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, examines the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, the future of Gaza and the ongoing struggle a free and independent Palestine, as well as her assessment of the new and unstable Middle East landscape that many US commentators describe as a "triumph" for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

4) Speeches and Interviews from the Anti-Trump People's March in Washington DC

Speakers and interviews recorded Saturday, January 18th at the People's March in Washington, D.C. where tens of thousands marched and rallied to oppose Donald Trump's radical authoritarian agenda, including his campaign pledge to deport millions of immigrants, suppress the LGBTQ community, criminalize media outlets that are critical of him, prosecute his perceived political opponents, and dismantle federal climate and pollution regulations.

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:

WPKN Archives

1) Trump Pardon of J-6 Insurrectionists: A Disaster for Democracy, Rule of Law

Public Citizen Democracy Campaign Co-Director Jonah Minkoff-Zern talks about his group's position on Donald Trump's campaign pledge to pardon convicted January 6th insurrectionists that was explained in their recent press release, "If Trump Pardons January 6 Insurrectionists, He Will Further Betray the American People," He'll also assess the consequences of this act for the rule of law, and the signal it will send to rightwing domestic terrorists.

2) Facebook Dumping Fact-Checking Promotes Trump Lies and Disinformation

Ahmed Baba a journalist and columnist at The Independent, talks about his recent article, "How Zuckerberg’s Meta Policy Changes Empower Trump’s Disinfo Machine," re: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's announcement that Facebook will abandon professional third-party content moderation and fact checking in favor of the user-generated “Community Notes” model Elon Musk uses.

3) Los Angeles Wildfire Catastrophe, the Climate Crisis and the Future of Public Policy

Michael Richardson an activist with the elder-focused group Third Act, talks about the real world impact of the climate crisis we see now in the catastrophic fires in Los Angeles, and the increasing frequency of extreme weather events across the globe. He'll also assess the incoming Trump administration's plan to implement destructive climate policies, and what our listeners can do to effectively express their opposition.

4) Amazon Labor Union's Christmas Strike Succeeds in Organizing First National Action

Sultana Hossain, Recording Secretary with the Amazon Labor Union discusses her union's recent national holiday strike, the ongoing campaign pressuring Amazon to negotiate with the union to sign and implement fair contracts, and concern about the Trump administration's declared hostility to labor rights, and the future of the U.S. labor movement.

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) On 4th Anniversary of January 6th Insurrection Democracy is on the Ropes

Sasha Abramsky, The Nation magazine's Western Correspondent, is the author of "The American Way of Poverty,” “The House of Twenty Thousand Books,” Little Wonder: The Fabulous Story of Lottie Dod,” and his latest “Chaos Comes Calling: The Battle Against the Far-Right Takeover of Small-Town America.” He'll discuss his recent article, "Will Trump Weaponize the FCC to Crack Down on Media Outlets He Doesn’t Like?," and the alarming anticipatory obedience we see toward Trump from Jeff Bezos, Patrick Soon-Shiong, ABC News, Mark Zuckerberg, et al.

2) Before Reagan Jimmy Carter's Conservative Economic and Foreign Policy Moved the US to the Right

David N. Gibbs, Professor of History at the University of Arizona, and author of, "Revolt of the Rich: How the Politics of the 1970s Widened America's Class Divide," shares his views on late President Jimmy Carter's legacy, both in economics and foreign policy, that many corporate media obituaries of the 39th U.S. President omit.

3) Climate Denier Trump Threatens US Renewable Energy Future

Ken Bossong, executive director of the nonprofit Sun Day Campaign, discusses his year-end review of reports from FERC and EIA re: the mix of renewable energy sources that now comprises "30% of total U.S. electrical generating capacity, and on track to reach 37% by the end of 2027." He'll also address prospects for setbacks that may be ahead for renewal energy under Pres. Trump, who declares that climate change is a "hoax," and has pledged to repeal some of the Biden administration's key renewable energy/climate change programs and funding.

4) Danger Ahead for the World Under Trump's Muddled Foreign Policy

Mel Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, professor of government at Johns Hopkins University, an author and a former CIA analyst, talks about his concern re: Donald Trump's authoritarian rhetoric, and how he could use violent incidents/terrorist attacks (as we just witnessed in New Orleans and Las Vegas) as a pretext to invoke emergency powers to impose repressive measures targeting his critics, dissenters, and the press. He'll also share his concerns re: Trump's foreign policy in the Middle East/Iran, Russia/Ukraine/nuclear arms, and China/Taiwan.

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 Will Use Unitary Executive Theory to Impose his Grotesque Brand of Tryanny

Marjorie Cohn, professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and past president of the National Lawyers Guild, discusses her recent article, "Trump Is Using 'Unitary Executive' Theory in His Bid to Amass Supreme Power," and issues related to Trump and co-president billionaire Elon Musk, and "Project 2025's" blueprint to impose an authoritarian state replacing democratic institutions.

2) New Campaign Pressuring Biden Revives Debate on Equal Rights Amendment

Kate Kelly, Senior Director of the Women's Initiative at the Center for American Progress, and former Legislative Director for Missouri Rep. Cori Bush who helped found the first-ever Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Caucus in Congress, talks about the a new national alliance that's now urging President Biden to instruct the National Archivist to certify and publish the ERA as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which was approved by two-thirds of Congress and ratified by three-fourths of the states, yet remains unpublished due to disagreement regarding the seven-year time limit Congress set in its ERA preamble that expired in the 1970s.

3) After 14+ Months of Gaza War, World Unwilling to Stop Israel's Palestinian Genocide

Michel S. Moushabeck is a writer, editor, publisher, and musician of Palestinian Arab descent, who is the founder of Interlink Publishing, a 32-year-old independent publishing house. Moushabeck, recipient of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee’s Alex Odeh Award, discuss his article, "Palestinians Endure Another Christmas of Genocide and Displacement," and issues related to U.S. Middle East policy under Pres. Biden, and the future under Donald Trump.

4) Pope Francis Calls for Global South Debt Cancellation, Reforming the International Finance System

Eric LeCompte, Executive Director of the Jubilee USA Network, a United Nations finance expert and an advisor to the Vatican and Catholic Bishops on debt and economic issues, discusses Pope Francis' call for debt cancellation for developing nations, reforming the international finance system to protect the poor, and the urgent need to address the global climate crisis.