WPKN Archives: Counterpoint host Scott Harris presents an excerpt of Timothy Snyder talk on tyranny; & discusses the ascent of the Democratic Socialists of America; Connecticut primary election results and President Trump's now cancelled military parade

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, August 20th, 2018
8:13PM to 10:04PM

Duration:
1 hour, 51 minutes

Posted:
Monday, August 20th, 2018 8:01PM

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connecticut congress elections washington protest violence fascism governor primary socialism gop trump authoritarianism militarism tyranny dsa militaryparade


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Episode: Counterpoint host Scott Harris presents an excerpt of Timothy Snyder talk on tyranny; & discusses the ascent of the Democratic Socialists of America; Connecticut primary election results and President Trump's now cancelled military parade

 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) Excerpt of a speech by Yale University History Professor Timothy Snyder, who talks about his widely acclaimed book, "On Tyranny," recorded at a public forum in New Haven on November 28, 2017.

2) Kate Aronoff, a contributor to The Intercept and a writing fellow at In These Times covering climate and American politics talks about her recent article, "Why the Democratic Socialists of America Won't Stop Growing: The Inside Story of DSA's Dramatic Ascent," and the current political environment in the U.S.

3) Paul Bass, editor of the New Haven Independent discusses the results of Connecticut's recent Democratic & Republican primary elections - and the major issues CT voters will decide in November. He'll also talk about The Independent's current publishing projects and their WNHH radio station.

4) Kevin Zeese, co-director of the Popular Resistance news website, discuss the opposition and planning for a protest at President Trump's proposed military parade on November 10th, which contributed to its cancellation - and the larger issue of resistance to militarism and the culture of violence in the U.S.

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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