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) Lily Eskelsen Garcia, President of the 3 million-member National Education Association, the largest labor union in the U.S., takes a critical look at President Trump's push to reopen public schools across the U.S. and the conflicting guidelines coming from the White House and CDC for how a return to in-person classrooms can be done safely for both students and teachers.

2) Richard D. Wolff, Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and currently a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs at New School University, in New York City. Professor Wolff, author of 11 books, his latest titled, "Understanding Socialism," and host of the weekly syndicated radio program, "Economic Update," discusses his recent article, "The sham of orthodox economics has been exposed in the wake of COVID-19," and weighs in on the current debate over government policy to continue support for worker's wages/ unemployment compensation, through the end of the pandemic.

3) Climate change group 350.org Action's North America Director, Tamara Toles O'Laughlin, discusses the Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force release of their policy recommendations on climate change for the Democratic platform -- and provides her group's assessment of the relative strengths and weaknesses of the document.

4) Greg Palast, known for his investigative reports for BBC, The Guardian and Rolling Stone is the author of bestsellers including The Best Democracy Money Can Buy. He'll discuss his newest book just out this week titled,"How Trump Stole 2020: The Hunt for America's Vanished Voters."

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