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) Kani Xulam, Director of the American Kurdish Information Network, discusses the Turkish invasion of northern Syria targeting Kurdish militia groups, and the reckless policies of President Donald Trump that gave the government of Turkish president Erdogan a green light for launching this destabilizing military offensive.

2) Steve Hassan, Director of the Freedom of Mind Resource Center, is a mental health professional who has been helping people leave destructive cults since 1976. He'll talk about his new book, "The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control."

3) Journalist Alex Henderson, talks about his recent Alternet.org article, "Armed Militia Groups are Taking Trump's Civil War Rhetoric Literally," and other issues related to the angry response of the president's base supporters during the current House impeachment inquiry.

4) Alex Lawson, executive director of Social Security Works, a coalition made up of over 340 national and statewide organizations discusses the issues examined in the group's recent press release, "Trump's Executive Order is Backdoor Privatization of Medicare," about the re-direction of billions of dollars in taxpayer funds to for-profit Medicare Advantage.

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