WPKN Archives: 01.04.16: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses an important Supreme Court case, Jan. 2016, that could weaken labor unions; police violence, accountability and the Black Lives Matter movement; Haiti's cancelled presidential election & listener calls

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, January 4th, 2016
8:09PM to 10:04PM

Duration:
1 hour, 55 minutes

Posted:
Monday, January 4th, 2016 8:01PM

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haiti election washington unions labor protest violence accountability un activism police aristide blacklivesmatter scotus dues aflcio michaelbrown tamirrice martelly lavalas


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Episode: 01.04.16: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses an important Supreme Court case, Jan. 2016, that could weaken labor unions; police violence, accountability and the Black Lives Matter movement; Haiti's cancelled presidential election & listener calls

Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 - 10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.org

1) American Constitution Society President, Caroline Fredrickson, discusses her group's work in alerting the public to the important issues at stake for labor unions and all workers in the Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association case that will soon be heard before the U.S. Supreme Court.

2) Glen Ford, Executive Editor with the Black Agenda Report reflects on the recent grand jury decisions not to indict police officers involved in the deaths of Tamir Rice in Ohio and Sandra Bland in Texas. He'll also share his views on the current organizational status of the nationwide Black Lives Matter movement and what new strategies may emerge in 2016.

3) Journalist Kim Ives, co-founder and an editor with the international weekly newspaper Haiti Liberté, discusses the current situation in Haiti with the recent postponement of the scheduled presidential runoff election, allegations of fraud in the first round of polling -- and protests against the continued United Nations military presence in Haiti.

4) Listener phone calls discussing issues of concern in the new year ahead.

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Show: Counterpoint

Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00-10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming is at http://wpkn.org/ . Interview segment archives are at counterpointradio.org .

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