WPKN Archives: 01.22.18: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the Trump Resistance movement one year later; Trump nuclear strategy a clear and present danger; DACA and ending the government shutdown; Hartford public forum on Fascism & Anti-Fascism

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, January 22nd, 2018
8:08PM to 10:04PM

Duration:
1 hour, 56 minutes

Posted:
Monday, January 22nd, 2018 8:00PM

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immigration resistance fascism trump republicans democrats kkk altright whitesupremacy womensmarch nazis daca chip shutdown tps antifascism whitenationalism


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Episode: 01.22.18: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the Trump Resistance movement one year later; Trump nuclear strategy a clear and present danger; DACA and ending the government shutdown; Hartford public forum on Fascism & Anti-Fascism

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 discusses the current status and potential of the national resistance movement opposing Donald Trump's presidency and the Republican Party agenda, as covered in his recent article, "The Orange Menace and the Even More Dangerous Party That Stands With Him."

2) Michael T. Klare, Professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College, examines the Trump administration's alarming new nuclear posture review that proposes increasing the role of nuclear weapons in US strategy, covered in his recent Nation article, "Trump's Nuclear Posture Review: Back to Armageddon.

3) Shiu-Ming Cheer, senior staff attorney & field coordinator with the National Immigration Law Center, assesses the current Congressional impasse and government shutdown over the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, (DACA,) and President Trump's actions to end Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans, Haitians and Nicaraguans.

4) "Roger," a longtime social justice organizer previews his upcoming "Fascism & Anti-Fascism" public forum on Sunday, February 4th 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at the Sea Tea Comedy Theater in Hartford, CT, which will explore the dangers of right-wing extremism and its remedies.

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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