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) Peter Montgomery, Senior Fellow with People For the American Way and Right Wing Watch, discusses PFAW's concern about the Republican Party's culture war attacks on LGBTQ and trans youth, classroom censorship, banning of books, and their QAnon-inspired smears of political opponents, charging them with being pedophiles and groomers.

2) Nora Benavidez, Senior Counsel and Director of Digital Justice and Civil Rights at FreePress.net, will share her views on billionaire Elon Musk's deal to purchase Twitter, and the group's work with the Change the Terms coalition -- and their "Fix The Feed" campaign.

3) Jean Ross, RN, and a president of National Nurses United, takes a critical look at local and state governments lifting of COVID mask mandates and the recent ruling by federal court Judge Mizelle striking down the Biden administration's mask requirement on interstate transit. She'll also discuss NNU's advocacy for permanent OSHA work site standards to protect health care workers from COVID-19.

4) Michael Mechanic, a senior editor at Mother Jones magazine, talks about his new book, "Jackpot: How the Super-Rich Really Live?and How Their Wealth Harms Us All," which examines the lives of the extremely rich, and the insidious ways this realm harms us all.

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