WPKN Archives: 11.26.18: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the new Democratic Congress & Medicare4All; General Motors' Layoff Announcement; US tear gasses immigrants at Mexico border; List of 15 articles of impeachment for Trump

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, November 26th, 2018
8:06PM to 10:04PM

Duration:
1 hour, 58 minutes

Posted:
Monday, November 26th, 2018 8:01PM

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Episode: 11.26.18: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the new Democratic Congress & Medicare4All; General Motors' Layoff Announcement; US tear gasses immigrants at Mexico border; List of 15 articles of impeachment for Trump

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) Dr. Diljeet Singh, a member of Physicians for a National Health Program's Board of advisors, assesses public support for single payer universal health care in the U.S., and what the incoming Democratic Party House majority can do to advance legislation like Medicare For All.

2) Richard D. Wolff, Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and currently a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University, New York City, discusses General Motors' layoff announcement and his recent article, "The Narrowness of Mainstream Economics is About to Unravel," which examines the urgent need to debate the flaws and limitations of capitalism.

3) Suyapa Portillo, Assistant Professor of Chicano/a-Latino/a Transnational Studies at Pitzer College, examines the current conditions in Honduras that has driven thousands of those now in the Central American caravan at the Tijuana, Mexico-US border crossing, to come to the U.S. seeking asylum.

4) David Swanson, author, activist, journalist, radio host and Campaign Coordinator with RootsAction.org, talks about his recent article, "But What Do We Impeach Him For?" an exhaustive and growing list of President Trump's crimes and abuses of power, many of which could constitute articles of impeachment. Swanson’s books include "War Is A Lie," and "When the World Outlawed War."

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 2-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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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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