WPKN Archives: 12.17.18: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the UN Climate Summit w US elected officials; Disturbing history of Trump's AG Nominee William Barr; Groundbreaking Senate vote against Yemen War & Green New Deal financing via Public Banks

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, December 17th, 2018
8:10PM to 10:04PM

Duration:
1 hour, 54 minutes

Posted:
Monday, December 17th, 2018 8:01PM

Tags:
globalwarming congress senate russia climatechange trump saudiarabia coal fossilfuels publicbanking collusion muellerprobe yemenwar greennewdeal warpowersact cop24 poland williambarr


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Episode: 12.17.18: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the UN Climate Summit w US elected officials; Disturbing history of Trump's AG Nominee William Barr; Groundbreaking Senate vote against Yemen War & Green New Deal financing via Public Banks

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) Alex Cornell du Houx, president of Elected Officials to Protect America and former Maine state legislator and Vice Mayor of Culver City, California, Meghan Sahli-Wells, who serves as co-chair of Elected Officials to Protect California and is also on the steering committee of Elected Officials to Protect America. They will discuss their group's views on important issues addressed and unaddressed at the recently concluded COP 24 UN Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland.

2) Marge Baker, Executive Vice President for Policy and William Barr as his next Attorney General. Barr served as Attorney General under the late George H. W. Bush from 1991 to 1993.

3) Paul Kawika Martin, Peace Action's Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs, assesses the recent U.S. Senate vote passing a motion to proceed with S.J.Res. 54, legislation to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, and the ongoing peace negotiations between Yemen's warring parties in Sweden.

4) Ellen Brown, founder and chairwoman of the Public Banking Institute, and author of the book, "Web of Debt," discusses her recent article, "This Radical Plan to Fund the ‘Green New Deal’ Just Might Work," and provides an update on developments re: public banking across the U.S.

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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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