WPKN Archives: 06.13.22: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the 6-18-22 Poor People's March; Jan. 6th House investigation hearings; Conservative Democrat's PAC works to defeat progressive candidates; US complicity in horrific Yemen War

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Monday, June 13th, 2022
8:02PM to 9:32PM

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1 hour, 30 minutes

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Monday, June 13th, 2022 8:04PM

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Episode: 06.13.22: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the 6-18-22 Poor People's March; Jan. 6th House investigation hearings; Conservative Democrat's PAC works to defeat progressive candidates; US complicity in horrific Yemen War

Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 – 9:30 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.org

1) The Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis, Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival with the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, and Director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice at Union Theological Seminary. Rev. Theoharis will discuss the Poor People's Campaign upcoming Saturday, June 18th event, Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls.

2) Sarah Kendzior, author of "Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America." Cohost of the Gaslit Nation podcast, Sarah will discuss her views on the opening Jan. 6th Committee hearings, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland's inaction holding Trump and his inner circle accountable for their multiple crimes thus far -- and issues covered in her forthcoming book, "They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent."

3) Akela Lacy, a politics reporter at the investigative news website, The Intercept, talks about her recent Intercept article, "New Dark-Money Group Spending Against Progressives is Suspiciously Well Aligned with Powerful Democrats," and the message echoed in corporate media that progressives have suffered major losses due to voters nationally now moving to support "moderate" candidates and policies.

4) Aisha Jumaan, MD, President of the Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation discusses her organization's work to end U.S. complicity in the Saudi, UAE coalition's war in Yemen, focusing on U.S. corporate media outlets that feature little or no coverage of the Yemen War, or the U.S. role in the death, destruction and humanitarian crisis in that war torn and impoverished nation.

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