WPKN Archives: 12.29.25: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses Trump's moves to interfere w 2026 midterm election; RFK Jr attempts to ban trans youth gender affirming care; CBS censorship & media merger madness; Trump's deadly & chaotic year back in the White House

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Original Aired:
Monday, December 29th, 2025
8:01PM to 9:31PM

Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes

Posted:
Monday, December 29th, 2025 8:03PM

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Episode: 12.29.25: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses Trump's moves to interfere w 2026 midterm election; RFK Jr attempts to ban trans youth gender affirming care; CBS censorship & media merger madness; Trump's deadly & chaotic year back in the White House

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) Jim Saksa, a journalist who's written for Slate, Politico Magazine, The Economist, NPR’s Morning Edition and Philadelphia City Paper, discusses his recent Democracy Docket article, "DOJ Sues Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and DC, Expanding Campaign of Voter Data Lawsuits to 22," and other warning signs about the Trump administration's possible plans for disrupting and/or manipulating the outcome of the 2026 midterm elections.

2) Parker Molloy, a Chicago-based media critic, cultural commentator, and publisher of "The Present Age" Substack newsletter, discusses her views on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, recent announcement essentially banning gender-affirming care for transgender young people, even in states where it's still legal.

3) Craig Aaron, co-CEO of Free Press and Free Press Action, two media reform organizations, talks about CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss' decision to kill the 60 Minutes' story on the Trump regime's deportation of immigrants to El Salvador's notorious CECOT Prison, and recent corporate mergers that are enabling political censorship.

4) Paul Street, an independent radical-democratic policy researcher, journalist, historian and author of more than 10 books, his latest titled, "This Happened Here: Amerikaners, Neoliberals, and the Trumping of America." He talks about his recent commentary, "Four Pieces in the Fascist & Exterminist Jigsaw Puzzle," and his hopes for effective anti-fascist organizing in 2026.

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 1.5 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

 

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