WPKN Archives: 01.27.20: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the Senate impeachment trial & the constitution; Media bias against progressives in Democratic primary campaign; The collapse of Honduras causing immigrants to flee & Climate activism on trial

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, January 27th, 2020
8:08PM to 10:04PM

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1 hour, 56 minutes

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Monday, January 27th, 2020 8:06PM

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Episode: 01.27.20: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the Senate impeachment trial & the constitution; Media bias against progressives in Democratic primary campaign; The collapse of Honduras causing immigrants to flee & Climate activism on trial

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. Gordon Adams, Professor Emeritus of International Relations at the School of International Service, American University, in Washington DC -- and co-leader of Mainer's For Accountable Leadership, the leading grassroots group holding Senator Susan Collins accountable in Maine. He'll discuss the conduct of the Senate impeachment trial, with a focus on the legitimacy of the proceedings re: GOP obstruction of witnesses and documents.

2) Jeff Cohen, founding director of the Park Center for Independent Media, founder of FAIR, the national media watch group, and co-founder of the online activism group, RootsAction.org, discusses his recent article, "7 Pointed Questions for Corporate Media About Their Anti-Progressive Biases," examining corporate media's biased coverage of the Democratic Party primary campaign, re: progressive policy proposals -- with a focus on Bernie Sanders' front runner status and the panic among establishment Dems and media pundits. Jeff will also talk about his new film documentary," The Corporate Coup d’État."

3) Laura Carlsen, Director of the Americas Program at the Center For International Policy talks about the thousands of migrants leaving Honduras, their recent confrontation with Mexican security officials - and the economic and political crisis in Honduras that she's covered in her recent article, "As Honduras Collapses, Its People are Forced to Flee."

4) Ken Ward, an activist with the group Climate Direct Action discuss CDA's important work, his upcoming Washington state trial for a 2016 civil disobedience action -- and recent reports which revealed that the Dept. of Homeland Security listed some of his group's members as "extremists alongside white nationalists and mass killers." He'll examine the dangerous consequences of this Trump administration's move to criminalize non-violent climate activism.

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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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