WPKN Archives: 12-16-19: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses nationwide pro-impeachment protests; Conservative defeat of the Labor Party in the UK election; Trump's executive order on antiSemitism a threat to free speech; 'What's Wrong with the Republicans?'

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, December 16th, 2019
8:08PM to 10:04PM

Duration:
1 hour, 56 minutes

Posted:
Monday, December 16th, 2019 8:04PM

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Episode: 12-16-19: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses nationwide pro-impeachment protests; Conservative defeat of the Labor Party in the UK election; Trump's executive order on antiSemitism a threat to free speech; 'What's Wrong with the Republicans?'

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 Torres, Political Director of the group, By The People, discusses plans for a nationwide protest on the eve of the House of Representatives vote on articles of impeachment, the lasting impact of the Trump regime's obstruction of, and attack on democratic institutions and accountability -- as well as the damage which could result from the predicted acquittal of Trump in a future Senate impeachment trial.

2) Kenneth Surin, professor emeritus of critical theory at Duke University, assesses the results of the UK general election, where the Conservative Party's Boris Johnson soundly defeated Labor party leader Jeremy Corbyn, the future of Brexit, the National Health Service and Britain's democratic institutions.

3) Josh Ruebner, Senior Principal at Progress Up Consulting and author of "Israel: Democracy or Apartheid State?" and "Shattered Hopes: Obama's Failure to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace," discusses President Trump's recent executive order to combat anti-Semitism on college campuses across the U.S., and the threat this could pose to free speech, public criticism of Israel and the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.

4) Professor Rebecca Gordon, who teaches in the Philosophy department at the University of San Francisco and is author of "American Nuremberg: The U.S. Officials Who Should Stand Trial for Post-9/11 War Crimes," talks about her recent article: "What’s Wrong With the Republicans? Fruits of the Twin Roots of Evil: Slavery and Imperial Expansion."

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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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