WPKN Archives: 10.02.17: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the urgent need for debt relief for Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands; Saudi decision allowing women to drive; Theocrat Roy Moore's Alabama GOP primary victory; Benefit event for CT Immigration Bail Fund

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, October 2nd, 2017
8:07PM to 10:04PM

Duration:
1 hour, 57 minutes

Posted:
Monday, October 2nd, 2017 8:01PM

Tags:
democracy women religion immigration christian power ct maria homophobia humanrights gop trump suppression saudiarabia bigotry extremism puertorico wahhabism hurricane irma destruction virginislands fema debtrelief jubileeusa roymoore dominionist theocrat


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Episode: 10.02.17: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the urgent need for debt relief for Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands; Saudi decision allowing women to drive; Theocrat Roy Moore's Alabama GOP primary victory; Benefit event for CT Immigration Bail Fund

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) Eric LeCompte, Executive Director of the Jubilee USA Network discusses his group's advocacy of debt relief for both Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, after the devastation wrought by Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

2) Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Code Pink Women for Peace and author of the book, "Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection," assesses the recent Saudi monarchy's decision allowing women to drive, and the important issues raised in her recent article, "Saudi Women May Soon Be Behind the Wheel, But Still Not in the Drivers’ Seat."

3) Frederick Clarkson, Senior Fellow Political Research Associates discuss the significance of theocrat Roy Moore's GOP Senate primary victory in Alabama, and his views advocating the criminalization of homosexuality, denouncing Islam as a "false religion," and contempt for the U.S. Constitution.

4) WPKN producer, independent journalist and activist Melinda Tuhus talks about the October 12th "Comic Relief" live comedy event at Congregation Mishkan Israel in Hamden, CT, which will benefit the Immigrant Bail Fund which frees CT residents from immigration detention so they can reunite with their families and effectively fight deportation.


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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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