WPKN Archives: 02-11-19 Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses strengths & weaknesses of the proposed Green New Deal; Campaign to defund ICE & CBP; Book: "State of Confusion: Political Manipulation & the Assault on the American Mind," & Trump intervention in Venezuela

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, February 11th, 2019
8:09PM to 10:04PM

Duration:
1 hour, 55 minutes

Posted:
Monday, February 11th, 2019 8:14PM

Tags:
coup congress ice immigration venezuela climatechange trump fossilfuels daca shutdown tps johnbolton chavez greennewdeal borderwall elliotabrams cbp


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Episode: 02-11-19 Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses strengths & weaknesses of the proposed Green New Deal; Campaign to defund ICE & CBP; Book: "State of Confusion: Political Manipulation & the Assault on the American Mind," & Trump intervention in Venezuela

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) Anthony Rogers-Wright, of Center for Sustainable Economy discusses his group's views on the proposed federal Green New Deal legislation, with a focus on the need to halt the development of new fossil fuel infrastructure.

2) Sanaa Abrar, Advocacy Director with the group United We Dream, discusses her group's current campaign to pressure Congress to defund the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in order to disable the U.S. - Trump deportation force.

3) Bryant Welch, a nationally prominent clinical psychologist and attorney, talks about his new book, "State of Confusion: Political Manipulation and the Assault on the American Mind."

4) Code Pink Women for Peace co-founder Medea Benjamin examines the current Trump administration effort to overthrow the government of  Venezuela.

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
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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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