WPKN Archives: 11-25-19: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the events leading to the coup in Bolivia; Calls for the firing of White Nationalist Trump adviser Stephen Miller; Trump changes US view of illegal Israeli settlements & the restoration of WBAI Radio

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Show:
Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, November 25th, 2019
8:08PM to 10:04PM

Duration:
1 hour, 56 minutes

Posted:
Monday, November 25th, 2019 8:00PM

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Episode: 11-25-19: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the events leading to the coup in Bolivia; Calls for the firing of White Nationalist Trump adviser Stephen Miller; Trump changes US view of illegal Israeli settlements & the restoration of WBAI Radio

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) Joe Emersberger, an independent Canadian-based journalist, examines the events surrounding the recent coup in Bolivia that ousted the nation's first indigenous President Evo Morales, touching on the important points raised in his recent article, "Oppose the Military Coup in Bolivia, Spare Us Your Critiques," as well as the role Bolivia's deposits of the valuable mineral Lithium may have played in removing Morales from power.

2) Diallo Brooks, People for the American Way's Senior Director of Outreach and Partner Engagement, discusses his group's recent statement demanding that President Trump fire his white nationalist adviser Stephen Miller, and the long trail of Trump administration rhetoric and policies embracing racism, hate and intolerance.

3) Yousef Munayyer Executive Director of the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights discusses the Trump regime's reversal of US Policy on Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories, denying now that these settlements are a violation of international law, and the indictment of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for breach of trust, accepting bribes and fraud.

4) Mimi Rosenberg WBAI Radio Host, Producer of the program "Building Bridges: Your Community and Labor Report" and attorney at the Legal Aid Society talks about the current situation at WBAI after it's parent network Pacifica Radio, laid off all the station's employees and took the station off the air on October 7th, and a New York Supreme Court judge ordered the station back on the air on November 7th.

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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