WPKN Archives: 05.22.17: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the investigations into Trump-Russia collusion; Fmr Sen. Joe Lieberman to lead the FBI?; New graduate union at Yale pressures admin to negotiate; Saudis & US fuel carnage in Yemen's civil war

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, May 22nd, 2017
8:08PM to 10:05PM

Duration:
1 hour, 57 minutes

Posted:
Monday, May 22nd, 2017 8:00PM

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Episode: 05.22.17: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the investigations into Trump-Russia collusion; Fmr Sen. Joe Lieberman to lead the FBI?; New graduate union at Yale pressures admin to negotiate; Saudis & US fuel carnage in Yemen's civil war

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) Marjorie Cohn, past president of the National Lawyers Guild and law professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, discusses her views regarding the appointment of Robert Mueller as a special counsel to investigate charges that the Trump presidential campaign colluded with Russia as that nation attempted to influence the outcome of the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

2) Tom Swan, executive director of the Connecticut Citizen Action Group discusses former CT US Senator Joe Lieberman's selection as Trump's announced #1 candidate to fill the FBI Director post, examining Lieberman's various positions including his support for the Iraq War, blocking important aspects of health care legislation and issues debated during his 2006 Democratic primary loss to Ned Lamont.

3) Emily Sessions of Yale University's History of Art Department and Julia Powers from Yale's Comparative Literature Department discuss their newly formed union Local 33 of graduate professionals' continuing effort to pressure Yale University to negotiate a contract, including an ongoing hunger strike -- and a 1,500+ person protest at Yale's commencement ceremonies today, Monday May 22, 2017.

4) Kathy Kelly, co-coordinator of the group Voices for Creative Nonviolence, examines the dire situation in Yemen’s civil war, exacerbated by Saudi intervention and U.S. arms, and her views on President Trump's recently announced plan to deploy an estimated 5,000+ additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan.

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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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