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) Jason Stanley, Jacob Urowsky professor of philosophy at Yale University and author of “How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them,” discusses his views on the election of Giorgia Meloni, the first Italian prime minister from a neo-Fascist party since the end of World War II -- as well as her party's ideological connection with the US Republican Party, i.e. the Great Replacement conspiracy theory. He'll also assess what's at stake for democracy in this November's US mid term election.

2) Marjorie Cohn, professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and past president of the National Lawyers Guild, talks about her recent article, "The Supreme Court May Well Legalize Election Theft This Term," and the remedies available to restore rights that have been torn away by the right wing extremist Supreme Court super majority.

3) Zoraida Santiago, a composer and singer of Puerto Rican folkloric music and Professor of Social Sciences at the University of Puerto Rico, provides an eyewitness account of the current situation in Puerto Rico after the devastation left by Hurricane Fiona, the ongoing recovery efforts from Hurricane Maria 5 years ago, and the earthquake that struck almost 3 years ago. She'll share her perspective on inadequate attention and assistance provided by the US during these crises, despite the fact that Puerto Rico is a US territory.

4) Cheri Quickmire, Executive Director of the Connecticut chapter of Common Cause discusses the upcoming mid term election here in CT, and the work CC is doing around Ballot Question 1, a Constitutional Amendment to Allow for Early Voting, as well as CC's election protection work and recruiting volunteers for election day November 8th.

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