WPKN Archives: 01.09.17: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the Trump agenda & the future of the Democratic party; Israeli policy toward Palestinians; Report from a delegation to Syria & Preview of planned protests at Trump inauguration in Washington, D.C.

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, January 9th, 2017
8:07PM to 10:04PM

Duration:
1 hour, 57 minutes

Posted:
Monday, January 9th, 2017 8:00PM

Tags:
progressive israel iran war congress obama opposition washington protest russia turkey un palestinians settlements syria agenda trump republicans saudiarabia democrats inauguration occupiedterritories westbank dissent


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Episode: 01.09.17: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the Trump agenda & the future of the Democratic party; Israeli policy toward Palestinians; Report from a delegation to Syria & Preview of planned protests at Trump inauguration in Washington, D.C.

Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 - 10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.org

1) Robert Borosage, Co-Director Campaign for America's Future examines the task of organizing effective opposition to Donald Trump and the GOP agenda. Robert will touch on some of the points raised in his recent articles, including: "Taking on Trump: Lessons from the Reagan Years;" and "House Democrats: New Leadership, New Energy."

2) Philip Weiss, founder and co-editor of the news website Mondoweiss, which covers U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, discusses the conviction of Israeli soldier Sgt. Elor Azaria for shooting dead a wounded Palestinian attacker after he had been disarmed of a knife -- and the many subsequent calls in Israel for his pardon; the recent Obama administration's UN Security Council abstention vote condemning illegal Israeli settlements - and the future of the BDS movement.

3) Henry Lowendorf, co-chair of the Greater New Haven chapter of the U.S. Peace Council talks about his experience visiting war-torn Syria last summer while on a delegation sponsored by USPC, and shares his views on the current conflict and the involvement of the U.S., Russia, Iran, Turkey, Gulf State monarchies and ISIS.

4) Yasmina Mrabet, an organizer with the ANSWER Coalition, talks about plans for Trump inauguration protests on January 20th and 21st in Washington, D.C. and across the country. She'll also address the long term organizing going on to counter the Trump/GOP agenda after the new president is sworn into office on Jan. 20th, 2017.

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 2-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

Show: Counterpoint

Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00-10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming is at http://wpkn.org/ . Interview segment archives are at counterpointradio.org .

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