WPKN Archives: 06.25.18: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses immigration crisis on U.S. Mexico border; What's next for the Poor People's Campaign; SCOTUS punts on gerrymandering cases & Progressive candidate AMLO set to win Mexican presidential election

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Show:
Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, June 25th, 2018
8:08PM to 10:04PM

Duration:
1 hour, 56 minutes

Posted:
Monday, June 25th, 2018 8:00PM

Tags:
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Episode: 06.25.18: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses immigration crisis on U.S. Mexico border; What's next for the Poor People's Campaign; SCOTUS punts on gerrymandering cases & Progressive candidate AMLO set to win Mexican presidential election

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) Karina Moreno, Assistant Professor with Long Island University's School of Business, Public Administration & Information Sciences, discusses President Trump reversal of his own policy of separating families seeking asylum and refuge at the U.S.-Mexican border, the unresolved issue of reuniting families -- and a new administration policy imprisoning families indefinitely.

2) Rev. Hagler, Senior Pastor with Washington, D.C.'s Plymouth United Church of Christ and Chair of Faith Strategies talks about the work he's doing with the Poor People's Campaign, the Campaign's June 23rd March on Washington, and where the movement goes from here.

3) David Daley, Senior Fellow the with the group FairVote, discusses the important points covered in his recent article, "The only people who can fix gerrymandering now are voters," and the broader issue of America's broken electoral system, including voter suppression, distortions of the popular vote in the electoral college system, and newly introduced election reforms such as "instant runoff voting."

4) Laura Carlsen, Director of the America's Program with the Center for International Policy, assesses predictions that progressive candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador will be elected President of Mexico on July 1st, the policy changes he's campaigning on and the future of U.S.-Mexico relations under AMLO.

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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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