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) Elliot Mincberg, senior fellow with the group People for the American Way, examines widespread national opposition to President Trump's declaration of a national emergency in order to bypass Congress to secure funding for his U.S.-Mexico border wall.

2) Raquel Castañeda-López, a member of the Detroit City Council and Board Member of the group New American Leaders, talks about her opposition to the Senate confirmation of William Barr to be the Trump administration's new Attorney General, and how citizens across the U.S. can challenge the new AG's policies on immigration, civil rights, civil liberties and women's reproductive rights.

3) Norman Solomon, co-founder of RootsAction.org and founding director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, discusses his recent articles, "Bernie's Likely 2020 Bid Could Transform the Political Landscape," and "Bernie 2020 Campaign Has Corporate Democrats Running Scared," as well as his views on the other Democratic Party presidential candidates who've entered the race thus far.

4) Carlos Moreno, Connecticut State Director of the Working Families Organization, talks about the current campaign to pass, comprehensive Paid Family & Medical Leave in the Connecticut legislature.

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