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Episode: 06.19.17: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses US Saudi Arabia role in Yemen's civil war; Charges brought against Michigan officials re: Flint water crisis; GOP attempts to repeal DoddFrank banking regulations; Green Party Pres candidate Jill Stein
Counterpoint Radio, 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) Kate Kizer, Director of Policy and Advocacy with the Yemen Peace Project discusses the effort in Congress to stop the US- Saudi arms deal, Saudi influence in Washington across both Democratic and Republican administrations -- and the ongoing carnage in Yemen's civil war.
2) Melissa Mays, a founder of the group Water You Fighting For, examines the current situation in Flint, Michigan with regard to lead contamination in the city water supply, and the recent move by Michigan's attorney general to charge 5+ city and state officials with involuntary manslaughter for their role in the outbreak of Legionnaire's disease in Flint that killed 12 people.
3) Patriotic Millionaires Chair Morris Pearl, former managing director at BlackRock, Inc., one of the largest investment firms in the world, talks about Republican Congressional action to weaken and/or repeal critical parts of Dodd-Frank financial regulations, and the possible consequences for the nation's banking system during a future economic crisis.
4) Physician and 2012 and 2016 Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein speaking on a panel titled, "Reality Check: Why Now More Than ever it's time for radical resistance and independent green-left collaboration," at the Left Forum conference in New York City on June 3rd.
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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 .