WPKN Archives: 03.09.20: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses Bernie Sander's presidential campaign; U.S. attempting to extradite Wikileaks' Julian Assange from UK; Coronavirus and Medicare For All & CT Working Families Party 2020 legislative agenda

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Episode: 03.09.20: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses Bernie Sander's presidential campaign; U.S. attempting to extradite Wikileaks' Julian Assange from UK; Coronavirus and Medicare For All & CT Working Families Party 2020 legislative agenda

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) Journalist Greg Guma, author of several books including "The People’s Republic: Vermont and the Sanders Revolution," and "Green Mountain Politics: Restless Spirits, Popular Movements," will assess Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign and the corporate media coverage of the candidate and his supporters.

2) Kevin Gosztola. Managing Editor, Shadowproof.com discusses the Trump regime's effort to extradite Julian Assange from the United Kington and his coverage of the recent extradition hearing in London. He'll talk about the possible dire consequences for U.S. journalism, including the criminalization of investigative reporting.

3) Dr. James G. Kahn, emeritus professor at the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, at the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and the Institute for Global Health Sciences in the School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco. Dr. Khan will discusses the benefits of the proposed Medicare For All legislation in general, and more specifically how universal health care helps to protect regions, nations and the world from pandemics like the current outbreak of coronavirus, COVID-19.

4) Carlos Moreno, Deputy State Director of the Connecticut chapter of the Working Families Party will discuss proposed Fair Workweek legislation, and the party's other legislative priorities for this session, including: a Green New Deal for the state economy, misdemeanor sentencing reform, and approve measures to reduce outsourcing in call centers.

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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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