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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

Bill McKibben, author of more than a dozen books including "The End of Nature," founder of global warming awareness campaigns, Step It Up and 350.org and scholar in residence at Middlebury College in Vermont. He discusses his latest book, "Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet."

Prof. Snehal Shingavi, assistant professor of South Asian literature at the University of Texas in Austin, examines the slow pace of U.S. and international assistance for the people of Pakistan devastated by that nation's historic floods and the related issues of possible man-made causes of the disaster.

Medea Benjamin co-founder of both Code Pink Women for Peace and the international human rights group Global Exchange, talks about the peace movement's reaction to the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq, the recent escalation of bombings there and the true costs of the war for the Iraqi people.

Justine McCabe, co-chair of the Green Party's International Committee assesses the election of Green Party candidates in Australia and the role of proportional representation voting there -- as well as a brief overview of the GP in the U.S. and around the world.

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

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