WPKN Archives: 04.12.21: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses GOP voter suppression bills across the US; What's going on in Afghanistan, America's longest war; CT based-Sturm Ruger gun sales to Israel & Gun violence prevention activist's work with faith communities

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, April 12th, 2021
8:01PM to 10:03PM

Duration:
2 hours, 2 minutes

Posted:
Monday, April 12th, 2021 8:07PM

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israel afghanistan war congress senate election taliban negotiations un palestinians gop ceasefire sandyhook votersuppression filibuster gunviolence massshootings forthepeopleact rugerguns faithcommunities


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Episode: 04.12.21: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses GOP voter suppression bills across the US; What's going on in Afghanistan, America's longest war; CT based-Sturm Ruger gun sales to Israel & Gun violence prevention activist's work with faith communities

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) Marge Baker People for the American Way's Executive Vice President for Policy and Program, talks about the critical battle against proposed GOP voter suppression bills across the U.S., and the campaign to pass the "For The People Act" in the U.S. Senate by overcoming the Senate filibuster.

2) Nicolas J. S. Davies, author of "Blood On Our Hands: The American Invasion and Destruction of Iraq," and researcher/writer with Code Pink Women For Peace, discusses his recent article, co-written with Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin, titled, "What’s Really Going On in Afghanistan?

3) Stanley Heller, Executive Director of the New Haven-based group Middle East Crisis Committee, talks about the coalition of groups that have come together to try to save Palestinians from being shot by guns produced by Sturm Ruger & Co. which is based in Fairfield, CT. The company's guns are being used for “crowd control,” where Israeli soldiers are shooting .22 caliber rounds at leaders of, and participants in demonstrations, killing some and maiming others.

4) Peter Murchison, a gun violence prevention (GVP) activist and a member of the Wilton Quaker Meeting. His nephew, Daniel Barden was killed at Sandy Hook elementary school in December 2012, which inspired his activism. Peter will talk about his GVP work with faith communities coinciding with National Youth Violence Prevention Week April 12th-16th.

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

 

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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