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) Antonia Juhasz, a leading energy, climate, and environmental justice author, analyst, and investigative journalist discusses her recent Rolling Stone magazine article, "The Trump Resistance Inside Washington’s National Cathedral," covering the social justice activist leadership within that famous church who vow to oppose Trump's extremist rightwing agenda. She'll also talk about the devastating LA fires, growing awareness of the destructive force of the climate crisis and the urgent need to shut down the fossil fuel industry.

2) Svante Myrick, President of People For the American Way Foundation reflects on the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in talking about what Donald Trump's inauguration will mean for activists fighting for economic, racial, and environmental justice, as well as the work his group will be engaged in to counter the second Trump regime's extremist agenda over the next four years, while proposing a progressive vision for the future.

3) Jennifer Loewenstein, former associate director of Middle Eastern Studies and senior lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, examines the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, the future of Gaza and the ongoing struggle a free and independent Palestine, as well as her assessment of the new and unstable Middle East landscape that many US commentators describe as a "triumph" for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

4) Speakers and interviews recorded Saturday, January 18th at the People's March in Washington, D.C. where tens of thousands marched and rallied to oppose Donald Trump's radical authoritarian agenda, including his campaign pledge to deport millions of immigrants, suppress the LGBTQ community, criminalize media outlets that are critical of him, prosecute his perceived political opponents, and dismantle federal climate and pollution regulations.

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