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

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

1) Trump's Ongoing Assault on Democracy Closely Follows the Authoritarian Playbook

Jason Stanley, the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and author of "How Fascism Works," and his newest book, “Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite The Past To Control The Future,” shares his views on the Trump regime's unconstitutional attempt to eliminate entire federal agencies, the mass firing of government employees, the witch hunt targeting DEI and all federal anti discrimination policies, as well as recent threats to criminalize student protest at university campuses nationwide.

2) Target's Elimination of the Store's DEI Policy Provokes Nationwide 40-Day Boycott

Jamal-Harrison Bryant, Senior Pastor at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Georgia discusses his call for a 40-day "fast" from shopping at Target stores during Lent starting on March 5th, in response to the company's retreat from their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies after Donald Trump launched a campaign to eliminate DEI and decades-long civil rights policies in the federal government.

3) Trump's Erratic On-Again, Off-Again Tariff Policy Born of Desperation

Richard D. Wolff, professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, author of 11 books including, “Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism,” and host of the weekly syndicated radio program Economic Update. Professor Wolff will examine Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China, Europe and other nations, the impact on the US economy, as well as indications that the Trump regime is getting ready to manipulate government issued economic statistics by excluding government spending from data about U.S. economic output -- and the Commerce Department's decision to disband two expert committees that worked with the government to produce reliable economic statistics.

4) Connecticut Citizen Action Group's 2025 Legislative Agenda Explained

Tom Swan, Executive Director of the Connecticut Citizen Action Group discusses CCAG's priorities and goals in the current state legislative session, as well as initiatives a coalition of groups in the state are working on to build a firewall to protect CT residents from Trump 2.0 authoritarian federal policies targeting civil rights, education, and critical social safety net programs.

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

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

1) Confronting Democratic Party's Weak Opposition to Trump Coup
Norman Solomon, co-founder of RootsAction.org and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, discusses his recent article, "Democrats Irritated by Voters Who Elected Them Need an Attitude Adjustment." where he warns that Democratic legislators who are "perceived as wimps who failed to really put up a fight against President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk, risk facing primary challenges propelled by grassroots anger.

2) Trump Threatens, Attempts to Intimidate US Free Press
Katherine Jacobsen, Canada, and Caribbean program coordinator with the Committee to Protect Journalists, who formerly worked for The Associated Press in Moscow and as a freelancer in Ukraine. She'll talk about CPJ's call on the Trump administration to restore Associated Press access to the White House, and the Trump regime's removal of the White House Correspondents’ Association from their decades-long role assigning reporters to cover White House press pool events, where the President's staff will itself select reporters who will cover the presidency.

3) Students Across America Resist Trump Elimination of Campus DEI
Nicole Carty, Executive Director of Get Free, a youth-led progressive activist movement and Carson Delia, a Temple University student and Get Free member, talk about confronting the Trump regime's attempt to eliminate DEI policies in higher education and censor curricula that doesn't conform to their white supremacist ideology. They'll also discuss a recent incident at Temple University where students attempting to deliver a letter to the university president addressing their concerns re: Trump anti-DEI policies, were blocked by police.

4) For Decades FBI, Local Police Have Turned Blind Eye to White Supremacist Violence

Mike German, a fellow with the Liberty and National Security program at the Brennan Center for Justice, talks about his new book, "Policing White Supremacy The Enemy Within," a former FBI agent’s urgent call for law enforcement to prioritize far-right violence and end tolerance for police racism, and an increasingly dangerous situation where Donald Trump and his administration have embraced white supremacist and armed militia groups committing political violence on his behalf.

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

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: WPKN Archives

1) A representative of the group Social Security Works, discusses the House GOP budget resolution that calls for $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid to help pay for extending the 2017 tax cuts, primarily benefiting the wealthiest Americans. They'll also talk about the group's campaign to educate and mobilize Americans to oppose this proposal that will eliminate millions of Americans' access to affordable health care.

2) Elizabeth Jacobs, Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona discusses rising concern about newly confirmed Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr's agenda at this sprawling agency, and the damage his anti-science views could inflict on the federal health response to contagious diseases such as measles and bird flu, federally funded research on new drugs and food safety, as well as supervision of Medicare, Medicaid, CHIPS and the ACA.

3) Maria J. Stephan, Co-Lead and Chief Organizer with the Horizons Project is the author and editor of five books on authoritarianism and civil resistance, including the award-winning book, "Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict." She talks about her recent article, "We are stronger than we think," and issues related to the rising protest movement opposing the Trump/ Musk agenda, the power of collective defiance and how to make cruelty backfire.

4) Mike German, a fellow with the Liberty and National Security program at the Brennan Center for Justice, talks about his new book, "Policing White Supremacy The Enemy Within," a former FBI agent’s urgent call for law enforcement to prioritize far-right violence and end tolerance for police racism, and an increasingly dangerous situation where Donald Trump and his administration have embraced white supremacist and armed militia groups committing political violence on his behalf.

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

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

1) Trump's Illegal Demolition of Federal Government Provokes Constitutional Crisis, Calls for Impeachment

John Bonifaz, a constitutional attorney and the Co-Founder and President of the group Free Speech For People, and a co-author of the 2018 book, "The Constitution Demands It: The Case for the Impeachment of Donald Trump" assesses our national crisis as the Trump/Musk coup continues, and the constitutional crisis this administration has provoked as the Trump regime ignores judge-issued injunctions ordering them to halt their illegal actions.

2) Democrats Muddled, Painful Response to Trump-Musk Coup

Kenny Stancil, a senior researcher at the Revolving Door Project with broad interests in the political economy of inequality, talks about his recent article, "Where Is the Democratic Opposition?" and an update on efforts being made to organize an effective and aggressive national Trump opposition movement both inside the Democratic Party and across civil society.

3) Trump Russia Ukraine War Peace Overture Creates Rift w US European Allies

Mel Goodman a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, a professor of government at Johns Hopkins University, a former CIA analyst and author of books including, “American Carnage: The Wars of Donald Trump.” Goodman will examine Trump's latest initiative to end the Ukraine war, his reported conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin -- and how these announced negotiations could impact the people of Ukraine, Russia and Europe.

4) OMB Director Russell Vought, Architect of Trump-Musk Demolition of Federal Government

Branko Macetic, a Jacobin magazine staff writer and author of "Yesterdays Man: The Case Against Joe Biden," discusses his soon to be published in-depth profile of Russell Vought, the longtime radical anti-government ideologue who, as Trump’s recently confirmed director of the Office of Management and Budget, now poised to see through the cause of his life: dismantling the federal government and handing unlimited power over American life back to big business."

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

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

1) Trump's criminal plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza

Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, international adviser for Jewish Voice for Peace, and author of the new book "Understanding Palestine & Israel," published by Interlink Books. She'll talk about Donald Trump floating the idea that the US should take over Gaza, ethnically cleanse 2.3 million Palestinian residents and rebuild it into a "Middle East Riviera...." and the international rejection of this criminal proposal.

2) Elon Musk's Child Hacker Army illegally Attempting to Eliminate Multiple Federal Agencies

Amanda Marcotte, a senior politics writer at Salon.com, and author of "Troll Nation: How the Right Became Trump-Worshipping Monsters, discusses her article re: Oligarch billionaire Elon Musk's lawless federal agency takeover, "'Hitler actually had some decent points': Musk's covert coup is guided by internet trolls," examining the vile white supremacy that permeates Musk's fascist child army.

3) Trump's Targeting of Education Dept Could eliminate Dozens of Federal Programs Benefitting Millions of Students Nationwide

Derek W. Black, Professor of Law at the University of South Carolina talks about what's at stake in the Trump administration's attack on the federal Dept. of Education, his motivation for this assault, the importance of federal funds to providing quality primary and secondary education to millions of students across the U.S., touching on the issues examined in his new book, "Dangerous Learning: The South's Long War on Black Literacy."

4) Tens of thousands Oppose Trump Regime 2.0 in '50501' Nationwide Protests

Kay, one of the co-founders of the group NoVoiceUnheard, and Sydney, an organizer with the Pittsburgh branch of the 50501 protest movement, and 50501’s national press liaison, who talk about the national mobilization network opposing Donald Trump's illegal conduct and authoritarian agenda, that on February 5th coordinated some 80 protest rallies in all 50 U.S. states against Trump, Elon Musk and the Republican Party’s power grab.

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

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

1) Trump Launches Vicious White Supremacist Policy Agenda

Steve Phillips, columnist, host of the Democracy in Color podcast and best selling author of "How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good," discusses the Trump regime 2.0's white supremacist ideology - blatant as ever during the campaign, and undeniable in his first week in office eliminating all DEI programs, as well as revoking LBJ's 1965 executive order prohibiting federal contractors from discriminating in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Most recently Trump outrageously blamed DEI for the plane-helicopter collision at Reagan National Airport.

2) If Confirmed by US Senate RFK Jr. Poses Grave Danger to US Public Heath

Dr. Stephanie Woolhandler, MD, MPH, FACP, Distinguished Professor of Public Health at Hunter College, talks about her concerns re: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, focusing on his anti-science views and what damage he could inflict on U.S. public health policies should he be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

3) Trump-GOP Move to Extend Tax Cuts for the Rich

Will Rice, a consultant with the group Americans for Tax Fairness, discusses the Trump-GOP plan to cut more taxes for the rich, impose austerity on the rest of us, referencing a newly leaked memo from House Budget Committee Republicans that proposes slashing trillions from healthcare, nutrition, climate change prevention, and more while handing $1.2 trillion in new tax breaks to millionaires, billionaires, and big corporations.

4) Voter Suppression Key to Trump's Election Win

Investigative reporters and best selling author Greg Palast talks about his years-long investigation into GOP voter suppression, it's impact on the 2024 presidential election, detailed in his latest article, "Trump Lost. Vote Suppression Won. Here are the Numbers..." where he concludes that if all legal ballots were counted, Trump would have lost the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia, and Kamala Harris would have won the electoral college vote and the presidency.

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

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

1) Trump's Pardon of 1,500 Jan 6 insurrectionists: An Undeniable Endorsement of Right Wing Domestic Terrorism
Dr. Lawrence Rosenthal, Chair and Lead Researcher Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies University of California at Berkeley discusses Donald Trump's pardon and commutation of some 1,500 convicted January 6th insurrectionists, many of whom had engaged in violent attacks on Capitol police. He'll also consider growing concerns that that this blanket presidential pardon will be viewed as a green light by rightwing extremist groups to engage in future political violence targeting Trump's perceived enemies.

2) As Trump's Mass Deportation Begins, 6 Ways to Support Immigrants Rights Now

Amy Gottlieb, U.S. Migration Director with the American Friends Service Committee talks about the work her group is doing to challenge Donald Trump's many executive orders setting in motion his campaign pledge to execute mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, close the southern border and suspend the entry of refugees seeking asylum in the U.S.

3) Trump's Imperial America Intends to Conquer Panama, Greenland and Canada

Joe Lauria, editor-in-chief of Consortium News, who as a journalist has written for the Boston Globe, the London Daily Telegraph, the Johannesburg Star, the Montreal Gazette, and the Wall Street Journal. He'll talk about his recent article, "The Imperial Presidency Marches On," about the domestic and international response to Donald Trump's threat to annex other nation's territories, including Greenland, the Panama Canal, and Canada, through economic blackmail, or the use of military force.

4) Elon Musk's Nazi Salute Elicits Alarming, Twisted Responses

Stanley Heller, administrator of the New Haven, CT based group Promoting Enduring Peace, a member of Jewish Voice for Peace, and host of the TV news magazine “The Struggle.” Stan will discuss multi-billionaire and Trump pal Elon Musk's white supremacy and hate speech, examined in his book, "Zionist Betrayal of Jews: From Herzl to Netanyahu," as well as Musk's recent Nazi salute at the Trump inauguration, and the US Anti-Defamation League and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's twisted defense of Musk's "Heil Hitler" gesture.