Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 – 9:30 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.org

1) Stephen Zunes, professor of politics at the University of San Francisco and co-author of "Western Sahara: War, Nationalism and Conflict Irresolution in Northwest Africa." He'll address Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine and the issues of double standards when it comes to human rights and international law.

2) Chris Finan, Executive Director of the National Coalition Against Censorship and author of "From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act: A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America," and edited the book, "National Security and Free Speech: The Debate Since 9/11." He'll discuss his group's work opposing a recent surge in state legislation that bans books from school libraries, and censors the discussion of LGBTQ related topics and America's history of slavery classrooms.

3) Braxton Brewington, Press Secretary for the Debt Collective, a group with roots in the Occupy Wall Street movement, responds to President Biden's executive order extending the moratorium on payments and interest for federally-held student loans until the end of August, and student debt movement's ongoing work demanding permanent debt cancellation.

4) Sharon Zhang, a news writer at TruthOut.org, talks about the historic victory of Amazon workers who voted to form a union at their Amazon warehouse on Staten Island, NY -- and the recent surge in union organizing at Starbucks and labor militancy at worksites across the U.S.

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