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) Dakota Jablon, Director of Federal Affairs with the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, discusses the three recent mass shooting incidents in the U.S., her group's ongoing campaign to strengthen federal and state gun laws, the impact of the President's divisive rhetoric in fueling hate and violence, and the expanding network of groups across the U.S. working to hold elected officeholders accountable for their action on gun violence.

2) Georgina Gustin, a reporter with Inside Climate News summarizes her recent article published by Inside Climate News titled, "IPCC Report Shows Food System Overhaul Needed to Save the Climate and Protect Food Security," about the dire warnings issued by the UN about the link between climate change and land use.

3) Kai Newkirk, Founder & former Mission Director of the Democracy Spring campaign, shares his views on the organizing work that must be done now to challenge the rise of white supremacists and right wing terrorism in the U.S. being fueled by Donald Trump and the complicit Republican Party, Newkirk gained extensive experience employing massive civil disobedience during the 2016 Democracy Spring actions where over 1,300 people were arrested on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building in a campaign to end the corruption of big money in politics and protect all citizens' right to vote.

4) A representative of Rose City Antifa will talk about the work his group is doing in the Portland, Oregon area, the local and national threat of white supremacist and Nazi terrorism, and the link between these fascist groups and toxic anti-immigrant and racist rhetoric used by President Trump.

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