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) Christian Parenti, clinical assistant professor of Liberal Studies at New York University, discusses some of the important issues addressed in his book, "Tropic of Chaos, Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence," as well as the links between new and ongoing regional conflicts and climate change. (rescheduled from previous week)

2) Dr. Irene Aguilar, a Democrat and Colorado state senator from Denver County talks about why she supports the campaign now being waged by the group "Colorado Care" to win a ballot measure, "Amendment 69," this November that would establish a single payer, universal health care system in Colorado. In addition to the proposal itself, Sen. Aguilar will describe the supporters and industry opponents that will be campaigning for and against Amendment 69 this fall.

3) Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C., who's latest book is titled, "Failed: What the 'Experts' Got Wrong about the Global Economy," examines the current economic and political crisis in Venezuela, the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff in Brazil, and the important issues addressed in his recent article, "Has the Left Run its Course in Latin America?" (rescheduled from previous week)

4) Jennifer Siskind, Connecticut Coordinator with the group Food & Water Watch, discusses the recent vote by the city of Portland's Board of Selectmen to support, 7 to 0, an ordinance that prohibits the use of fracking waste produced by oil and gas drilling. She'll also talk about similar efforts in other Connecticut cities and towns -- and across the U.S.

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 web site and the full 2-hour unedited program can be accessed at the WPKN Radio archives: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/search/counterpoint