WPKN Archives: 04.11.16: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the Panama Papers global tax shelter leaked documents; Democracy Awakening protests in Washington, D.C.; Kurdish people's struggle for independence; Opposition to CT energy policy

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, April 11th, 2016
8:06PM to 10:04PM

Duration:
1 hour, 58 minutes

Posted:
Monday, April 11th, 2016 8:00PM

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Episode: 04.11.16: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the Panama Papers global tax shelter leaked documents; Democracy Awakening protests in Washington, D.C.; Kurdish people's struggle for independence; Opposition to CT energy policy

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) James S. Henry, Esq., Senior Fellow, Columbia Univ. Center on Sustainable Investment and Senior Advisor with the Tax Justice Network, assesses the importance of the Panama Papers leak of millions of documents from the world's 4th largest offshore law firm, Mossack Fonseca, that exposed how the world's wealthiest people hide their money offshore.

2) Margrete Strand Rangnes, Public Citizen’s Executive Vice President, talks about the organizing being done for the Spring Awakening convergence in Washington, D.C. April 16-18, where legal protest and non-violent civil disobedience actions will demand Congress take action to enact democracy reforms.

3) Kani Xulam, director of the American Kurdish Information Network discusses Turkey's war against Kurdish groups inside Turkey and in Syria that are struggling for independence, the multi-sided war against ISIS -- and the work his group does here in the U.S.

4) Martha Klein communications chair of the CT chapter of the Sierra Club talks about the message and goals of the upcoming Rally for Renewable Energy on Weds., April 20th at Connecticut Governor Malloy's mansion in Hartford, with a focus on new infrastructure being planned and built for natural gas across New England -- and many environmentalist's rejection of natural gas as a "bridge fuel," to a sustainable/renewable energy future.

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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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