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Counterpoint
Original Aired:
Monday, August 16th, 2010
8:08PM to 10:02PM
Duration:
1 hour, 54 minutes
Posted:
Monday, August 16th, 2010 8:00PM
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Episode: 08.16.10: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the future of Social Security; EPA coverup of health hazards in the BP Gulf oil spill; the court decision on Calif. Prop 8 gay marriage ban and the campaign to reform the U.S. electoral college system
Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris heard every Monday on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00-10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archives at http://wpkn.org
1) Center for Economic and Policy Research co-director Dean Baker examines the financial soundness of Social Security and the political spin being employed in advance of the 2010 mid term election, during the popular government program's 75th anniversary.
2) Senior Policy Analyst at the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Hugh Kaufman, discusses his concerns about the final stages of capping BP's oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, and what the EPA should be doing to mitigate current and future damage.
3) Attorney Carole Scagnetti, Board President of the group Marriage Equality USA , who is married to San Francisco assistant City Attorney Terry Stewart, discusses the wider political and legal ramifications of U.S. Dist. Court Judge Vaughn Walker's decision declaring California's Prop. 8 unconstitutional
4) Dr. John R. Koza, Chair of the group, National Popular Vote -- and co-author of the book, "Every Vote Equal: A State-Based Plan for Electing the President by National Popular Vote," describes NPV's campaign to reform the U.S. electoral college system- and institute future national popular elections of President of the United States.
Some segments of Counterpoint are edited for re-broadcast on the syndicated Between The Lines radio newsmagazine. 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 Counterpoint programs are accessible for free at http://www.wpkn.org
Show: Counterpoint
Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris heard every Monday on WPKN 89.5 FM,Bridgeport, CT and WPKM 88.7 FM Montauk, NY between 8:00-10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming at http://wpkn.org