COUNTERPOINT RADIO, 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) Christopher Vials, Professor in the English Dept. at the University of Connecticut at Storrs where he studies the cultural impact of the US far right, is the author of “Haunted by Hitler: Liberals, the Left and the Fight against Fascism in the U.S.,” and co-editor of “The US Antifascism Reader.” He'll assess Donald Trump's first 12 months back in the White House of his 2nd term, and the threat he now clearly poses to the 2026 midterm election, democracy and our republic, touching on some of the issues examined in a recent commentary he co-authored with Bill Mullen, "Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement’s Aspirational Fascism."

2) David Daley, Senior Fellow in Communications at the group FairVote, is the author of the national best-seller "Ratf**ked: Why Your Vote Doesn't Count." He'll examine Donald Trump's recent threats to "nationalize" this November's midterm elections, Steve Bannon's recent warning that ICE agents will surround polling places --- all driven by MAGA's false claims of massive voter fraud. He'll share his views on what steps could and should be taken now to implement safeguards to protect the nation from these threats, and ensure we have a free and fair election.

3) Alianza Americas Deputy Director Helena Olea, discusses concern re: the growing humanitarian crisis impacting the Cuban people resulting from Donald Trump's recent Executive Order blocking oil shipments to the island, shutting down their energy generating capacity while threatening secondary sanctions on any nation that provides Cuba oil supplies.

4) Kevin Gosztola, publisher of the Dissenter Newsletter and author of "Guilty of Journalism: The Political Case Against Julian Assange," talks about his recent Dissenter article, "FBI Spied on Washington Post Reporter Prior To Raiding Their Home," the related Trump regime attacks on the First Amendment with the recent arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, and the mass layoff of 1/3 of the staff at the Washington Post.

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