WPKN Archives: 02.01.16: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses what happens if Bernie Sanders loses; Democracy Awakening actions in Wash. D.C. in April; Eyewitness to Oregon militia takeover & fight over public lands; Immigration as a central issue in Election 2016

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, February 1st, 2016
8:06PM to 10:04PM

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1 hour, 58 minutes

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Monday, February 1st, 2016 8:01PM

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Episode: 02.01.16: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses what happens if Bernie Sanders loses; Democracy Awakening actions in Wash. D.C. in April; Eyewitness to Oregon militia takeover & fight over public lands; Immigration as a central issue in Election 2016

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) George Lakey, co-founder of Earth Quaker Action Group and author of the book, "Powerful Peacemaking: A Strategy for a Living Revolution," provides analysis of the 2016 election campaign as the first votes are being cast in the Iowa caucuses, and discusses his recent article, "What Happens to Bernie Sanders Movement if he Loses?"

2) Marge Baker, executive vice president of People For the American Way, one of the groups organizing the Democracy Awakening actions this April in Washington, D.C., discusses the objectives of the spring convergence, and the various strategies being employed to protect voting rights and limit the unchecked power of big money in U.S. politics.

3) Kieran Suckling, Executive Director, Center for Biological Diversity discusses his group's presence at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon, in opposition to the armed militia's occupation of the refuge headquarters, and their advocacy of seizing public lands for private profit. He'll relate his personal interactions with militia members before and after the police/FBI arrest of 6 members of the group - a confrontation that resulted in the death of their spokesman, Robert "LaVoy" Finicum.

4) David Bacon, a writer, photojournalist and associate editor at Pacific News Service is the author of several books including, "The Right to Stay Home: How US Policy Drives Mexican Migration," discuss his recent article, "Beyond Deportation: Fixing a Broken Immigration System,"and the issues related to the 2016 presidential election campaign.

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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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