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) Shireen Al-Adeimi, Assistant Professor of Education at Michigan State University discusses the ongoing war in Yemen, with a focus on the current Saudi-led offensive against the port city of Hodeida, famine and disease across the country, and the role of the U.S. military.

2) Rachel Bronson, President and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists discuss the outcome of the recent summit meeting between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un -- and prospects for future negotiations on denuclearizing the Korean peninsula. She'll also assess the talks in Korea in the context of her group's work to reduce the risk of nuclear conflict across the globe.

3) Timothy Karr, Senior Director of Strategy and Communications with the media democracy group Free Press, considers the recent court decision approving the AT&T - Time Warner merger, the bid by Comcast to acquire 21st Century Fox and the overall danger of media ownership consolidation. He'll also talk about his group's ongoing work to save net neutrality.

4) Investigative reporter and New York Times best selling author Greg Palast, whose film documentary, “The Best Democracy Money Can Buy,” examines the purging of some 1.1 million Americans of color from the voter rolls in the 2016 election, takes a critical look at the June 11th U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding Ohio's decision to purge over 100,000 voters from the state's active voter rolls.

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