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) Vijay Prashad, executive-director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and the Chief Editor of LeftWord Books, discusses his recent article, "The Domino Effect of Trump's Syria Withdrawal," covering President Trump's authorization for the Turkish invasion of northern Syria targeting Kurdish militia groups, and the repercussions for Syria, the Kurds, Turkey and the U.S.

2) Institute for Policy Studies Associate Fellow, Sam Pizzigati, talks about rising economic inequality in the U.S., as covered in his recent articles, "Inequality is Literally Killing Us," and "Have Researchers Just Hit an Inequality Trifecta?"

3) Dr. Susan Rogers, member, Board of Directors of Physicians for a National Health Program, talks about the national debate over Medicare For All, with a focus on the costs for middle income Americans that has become a contentious issue in the Democratic candidates primary election campaign.

4) Kate Donnelly, Former First Selectman of Hampton, CT and an opponent of the proposed Killingly, CT natural gas power plant, discusses how the CT Siting Council approved plans to build this fracked gas power plant, which she maintains will not only harm local air quality and setback efforts to meet emissions reduction goals in state law, but also delay the transition to the clean, renewable energy sources such as solar and wind.

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