WPKN Archives: 04.03.23: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses Trump indictment & threat of domestic terrorism; Israel faces two major crises; In These Times' director on the future of progressive media; Opponents Explain their opposition to CT aid in dying bill

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Original Aired:
Monday, April 3rd, 2023
8:02PM to 9:31PM

Duration:
1 hour, 29 minutes

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Monday, April 3rd, 2023 8:08PM

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Episode: 04.03.23: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses Trump indictment & threat of domestic terrorism; Israel faces two major crises; In These Times' director on the future of progressive media; Opponents Explain their opposition to CT aid in dying bill

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) Sarah Kendzior, cohost of the Gaslit Nation podcast, author of "They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent," and "Hiding in Plain Sight," discusses Trump's indictment, the threat of violence from his cult supporters - and how inaction by Merrick Garland and the DOJ over the past 2+ years threatens the nation with domestic terrorists who believe they can act with impunity.

2) Josh Ruebner, Adjunct Lecturer at Georgetown University's Justice and Peace Studies program and author of "Shattered Hopes: Obama's Failure to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace," discusses his views on Israel's extremist government under Benjamin Netanyahu, massive protests opposed to Netanyahu's planned gutting of Israel's judiciary, the rise of violence targeting Palestinians in the occupied territories, and the Biden administration's response.

3) Alex Han, a veteran union organizer and the Midwest Political Director with Bernie Sander’s 2020 presidential campaign, is the newly appointed Executive Director of In These Times magazine. He’ll talk about the vision he brings to In These Times, and the opportunities and challenges ahead for U.S. progressive media outlets.

4) Joan Cavanagh and Monica McGovern of the group Progressives Against Medical Assisted Suicide, explain why they're opposed to a bill now being debated in the Connecticut legislature that would permit medically assisted suicide in the state, sometimes referred to as aid in dying.

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 1.5 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

 

 

 

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