WPKN Archives: 10.25.15: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses secret documents re: the US drone warfare program; Exxon's deception on climate change; Alabama voter suppression exposed & deficiencies in Haiti's 10-25-15 national election

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, October 26th, 2015
8:07PM to 10:04PM

Duration:
1 hour, 57 minutes

Posted:
Monday, October 26th, 2015 8:00PM

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haiti alabama cia afghanistan war terrorism obama election washington rights global warming pentagon drones civilian id somalia act climatechange deaths exxon carbon aristide voter suppression voting 1965


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Episode: 10.25.15: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses secret documents re: the US drone warfare program; Exxon's deception on climate change; Alabama voter suppression exposed & deficiencies in Haiti's 10-25-15 national election

Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 - 10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.org

1) Andrew Cockburn Washington Editor with Harper's Magazine and author of many books including, " Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy. Here he assesses the U.S. military's drone program with a focus on previously secret documents recently published by the Intercept and the topics covered in his new book, "Kill Chain: The Rise of the High Tech Assassins."

2) John H. Cushman Jr., a reporter with InsideClimateNews and author of Keystone and Beyond: Tar Sands and the National Interest in the Era of Climate Change, which tells the definitive account of the Keystone XL pipeline saga., He discusses his groundbreaking investigative report, "Exxon The Road Not Taken: Exxon Sowed Doubt About Climate Science for Decades by Stressing Uncertainty," the issue of climate change, government regulation and corporate accountability.

3) Yael Bromberg, Common Cause legal associate talks about her group's call to repeal Alabama's voter photo ID law, following the closure of driver license bureaus in eight out of 10 predominantly black counties which many observers say would usher in a de facto suppression of black votes, and the campaign to challenge similar voter suppression tactics nationwide.

4) Brian Concannon, Executive Director of the Institue for Justice & Democracy in Haiti discusses Haiti's October 25th presidential election and the reported abuses and irregularities in the electoral process. He'll also assess this election in the context of Haiti's long standing economic and political crises.

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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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