WPKN Archives: 11.07.22: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the extremist that won Israel's Nov. 1st election; Polls cannot capture the electorate that votes in US midterms; Billionaires break records w money in midterm elex; Housing on the ballot in Long Island

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, November 7th, 2022
8:01PM to 9:31PM

Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes

Posted:
Monday, November 7th, 2022 8:04PM

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Episode: 11.07.22: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the extremist that won Israel's Nov. 1st election; Polls cannot capture the electorate that votes in US midterms; Billionaires break records w money in midterm elex; Housing on the ballot in Long Island

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) Phyllis Bennis, a Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies where she directs the the New Internationalism Project focusing on Middle East, U.S. wars and UN issues. Author of many books including, "Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer," Phyllis will assess what's at stake in the US midterm election, and the results of Israel's November 1st election, where Benjamin Netanyahu will likely return to power with a hard right nationalist and religious political coalition, and the consequences for Israel's democracy and Palestinian lives.

2) Rachel Bitecofer, a political branding strategist, polling/targeting expert and author of "The Unprecedented 2016 Presidential Election," discusses the threat to democracy in the 2022 midterm election, the effectiveness of GOP propaganda, the Democrat's response -- and issues raised in her forthcoming book, "Hit ’Em Where It Hurts."

3) Frank Clemente, Executive Director of Americans for Tax Fairness, examines how unlimited dark money has impacted the 2022 midterm election and his group's important new report, "Billionaire Money in the 2022 Election: Buying Elections and Distorting Democracy."

4) Kathryn Szoka, a grassroots activist and founding member of the Vote Yes for Community Housing committee, a photographer and co-owner of Canio’s Books, discusses the Nov. 8th ballot referendum on funding for affordable housing in 4 East End Long Island towns of Southold, Shelter Island, Southampton and East Hampton.

Some segments featured on Counterpoint are edited for re-broadcast on the syndicated Between The Lines radio news magazine. Visit their web site at http://www.btlonline.org for free subscriptions to mp3 - podcast audio files, program summaries and interview transcripts. An archive of current and past Counterpoint interviews are accessible for free at our Counterpoint Radio web site: http://counterpointradio.org The full 2-hour unedited program can be accessed for a 2 week period after the show, at the WPKN Radio archives: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/search/counterpoint

 

 

 

 

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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