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) Sophie Reiff, an active member of the group Never Again Action talks about her group's mission, and it's recent mass civil disobedience actions in several U.S. cities demanding the closure of overcrowded and dangerous U.S. refugee camps along the southern border.

2) William Rivers Pitt, senior editor and lead columnist at Truthout.org, is the bestselling author of three books, including, "The Mass Destruction of Iraq: The Disintegration of a Nation: Why It is Happening, and Who is Responsible," co-written with Dahr Jamail. Here he talks about his recent opinion piece, "Trump's Racism Is Not Blundering - It Is Tactically Deliberate," and how progressives could effectively respond to Trump and his supporters' increasingly racist, and hateful rhetoric and policies.

3) Scott Edwards, Director of the Food & Water Watch Justice program, discusses his group's recent statement, "As Climate Alarm Bells Ring, Trump Cheers on Polluters," and their ongoing campaign to protect U.S. environmental laws from the Trump administration/ GOP drive to deregulate virtually all polluting industries.

4) Diane Bullock and John Whitbeck of the coalition organizing a Medicare for All statewide forum and day of action in Waterbury, CT on Aug. 17th, discuss the campaign to pass Medicare For All legislation, the plan to pressure local politicians to support it, and the event's featured talk by professor Robert Pollin of UMASS who co-authored a definitive study on Medicare for All.

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