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) Friends of the Earth Deputy Director for Economic Policy, Karen Orenstein, responds to President Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the Paris Climate Agreement, the dishonest reasons cited for pulling out of the accord, and the consequences for the global effort to address the growing threat of climate change.

2) Cathy Kennedy, a Roseville, CA Registered Nurse, a member of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee board of directors, discusses the campaign to win single payer health care legislation in California, SB 562, the coalition supporting the bill, and the benefits of the effort in California and for similar campaigns across the U.S.

3) Maria Luisa Mendonça, Coordinator, Network for Social Justice and Human Rights in Brazil; Director, Feminist Alliance for Rights at the Center for Women's Global Leadership, Rutgers University talks about the ongoing and current political crisis in Brazil, the assault on economic rights and a new wave of anti-government protests.

4) Veteran progressive political organizer Leslie Cagan reflects on the future of the Resist Trump movement at a panel discussion sponsored by Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine titled, "Strategies and Tactics to Sustain Effective Resistance for the Long Haul," recorded at the Left Forum annual conference on Sunday, June 4, 2017.

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