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Episode: 07.17.17: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses GOP voter suppression tactics; FEC complaint filed on Trump Jr. Russia meeting; Consequences of GOP Senate Healthcare legislation & Refuse Fascism says Trump poses unique threat to democracy
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) Tomas Lopez, Counsel with the Brennan Center for Justice Democracy Program assesses the response from states across the country for voter information requested by the Trump administration's Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. He'll also discuss the Brennan Center's ongoing work exposing voter suppression nationwide.
2) Karen Hobert Flynn, President of Common Cause discusses her group's formal complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission against Donald Trump Jr. and the Trump campaign for soliciting opposition research on Hillary Clinton from a Russian national with ties to the Putin government.
3) Dr. Susan Rogers, an advisor to Physicians for a National Health Program assesses the latest proposed Senate GOP healthcare legislation, and her group's continuing campaign to push for the adoption of a single payer, universal healthcare system that would provide health insurance coverage for all Americans.
4) Sunsara Taylor of the group Refuse Fascism talks about their recent nationwide protests demanding the removal of the Trump-Pence regime from power and another action targeting Fox News for promoting the Trump/Pence agenda of white supremacy, police brutality and mass incarceration.
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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 .