WPKN Archives: 07.20.20: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses: Secret federal police in Portland; Extreme right groups look for opportunities in COVID-19 crisis; Trump gutting NEPA environmental law; Fox News continues to promote deadly coronavirus disinformation

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, July 20th, 2020
8:06PM to 10:04PM

Duration:
1 hour, 58 minutes

Posted:
Monday, July 20th, 2020 8:04PM

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Episode: 07.20.20: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses: Secret federal police in Portland; Extreme right groups look for opportunities in COVID-19 crisis; Trump gutting NEPA environmental law; Fox News continues to promote deadly coronavirus disinformation

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) Ken Klippenstein, The Nation magazine's Washington, D.C. correspondent, talks about his recent article titled, "The Border Patrol Was Responsible for an Arrest in Portland, An internal memo, obtained exclusively by The Nation, details a coordinated program of domestic counterinsurgency."

2) Murtaza Hussain, a reporter at The Intercept who focuses on national security and foreign policy issues, discusses his recent article titled, "The Far-Right Revolution Was Waiting for an Opportunity. Now, It’s Here."

3) Lisa Ramsden. Senior Climate Campaigner with Greenpeace USA talks about her group's response to Donald Trump's decision to weaken the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), limiting public review of federal infrastructure projects to speed up the permitting of freeways, power plants and fossil fuel pipelines.

4) Andrew Lawrence, Deputy Director of Rapid Response at Media Matters for America, discusses his group's new report: "Fox News Pushed Coronavirus Misinformation 253x Between July 6th & 10th."

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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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