WPKN Archives: 04.25.16: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the issues in CT's Democratic Party Pres. Primary election w surrogates of Clinton & Sander's campaigns; U.S.-Saudi Arabia relationship; 6th Anniv. of Gulf oil spill & Lawsuit against FDA over GE Salmon

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, April 25th, 2016
8:09PM to 10:05PM

Duration:
1 hour, 56 minutes

Posted:
Monday, April 25th, 2016 8:00PM

Tags:
connecticut healthcare congress terrorism clinton weapons primary gmo sanders isis saudiarabia guns salmon fda yemen democrats labeling wahhabism alqaeda gulfoilspill bp disaster geneticallyengineere


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Episode: 04.25.16: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the issues in CT's Democratic Party Pres. Primary election w surrogates of Clinton & Sander's campaigns; U.S.-Saudi Arabia relationship; 6th Anniv. of Gulf oil spill & Lawsuit against FDA over GE Salmon

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) On-air debate between supporters of the Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton campaign the evening before Connecticut's April 26th Democratic Party primary, featuring: CT State Rep. Edwin Vargas of the 6th House District - Hartford for the Bernie Sanders campaign and CT State Representative Brandon L. McGee Jr., assistant Majority Leader representing CT's 5th House district, Windsor and Hartford, a surrogate for the Clinton campaign.

2) Sheila Carapico, Professor of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Richmond, Virginia, discusses the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia, with a focus on the kingdom's involvement in the conflict in Yemen and the troubling link between Wahhabism promoted by the Saudis and extremist groups and terrorism.

3) Antonia Juhasz is an energy analyst, author and investigative reporter. Her latest piece, "6 Years After Gulf Oil Spill, Residents Demand 'No More Drilling," was just published in Rolling Stone. She reflects on the sixth anniversary of the BP Gulf oil spill disaster, assessing the long term economic and environmental damage, the terms of the court settlement and growing public opposition to offshore oil drilling.

4) Dune Lankard, Senior Alaska Representative with the Center for Biological Diversity, one of the groups that has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approving AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.'s first-ever genetically engineered food animal, an Atlantic Salmon. He talks about why some scientists and a growing number of consumers oppose genetically altering animal species.

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 web site and the full 2-hour unedited program can be accessed at the WPKN Radio archives: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/search/counterpoint
 

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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