COUNTERPOINT RADIO, 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) Matt Bruenig, president of People’s Policy Project, a left wing think tank, discusses the important issues examined in his recent article, "Our Verdict on Kamala Harris’s New Plans," and issues related to economic policies being debated by Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election campaign.

2) Jennifer Lowenstein, former associate director of Middle Eastern Studies and senior lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, founder of the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and currently active in Jewish Voice for Peace-Tucson and the Arizona-Palestine Network. She'll assess the high stakes Gaza ceasefire talks as the death toll of Palestinians in Gaza totals more than 40,000 -- and the threat of a wider war which still looms after Israel's assassination of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders which provoked calls for retaliation from Iran, Hezbollah and their allies.

3) Pete Tucker, a journalist based in Washington, D.C. discusses the issues examined in his recent Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting article, "How Sinclair Sneaks Right-Wing Spin Into Millions of Households," explaining how Sinclair is able to sneak its propaganda into millions of American homes, including in presidential swing states where Sinclair owns more stations than any other network.

4) Alan Minsky, Executive Director of Progressive Democrats of America talks about the Progressive Central 2024: The Politics Americans Want public forum his group organized in Chicago ahead of the Democratic National Convention to advance progressive policies on economic, political and social issues confronting America in this election year. Featured speakers included, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Ro Khanna, Fmr State Sen. Nina Turner, Rep. Maxwell Frost, Medea Benjamin, Phyllis Bennis and John Nichols.

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