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) Sarah Anderson, Director of the Global Economy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies - and co-editor of the IPS website Inequality.org, talks about her recent article, "The Threat of War Inflates Stock Holdings of Military Contractor CEOs."

2) Hedrick Smith, Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times reporter and editor and Emmy award-winning producer/correspondent, talks about his new PBS documentary airing nationally this week, "The Democracy Rebellion: A Reporter's Notebook. Smith travels the country looking for positive stories of democratic reform and finds them in six states where grassroots activists are fighting to equal the playing field.

3) Jon Rainwater, Executive Director of Peace Action and the Peace Action Education Fund considers the recent House passage of a War Powers Resolution and the fight ahead in the U.S. Senate and through grassroots organizing across the U.S., to prevent President Trump from launching a disastrous war with Iran in the coming weeks and months.

4) Saya Ameli Hajebi, a leader of the Sunrise Movement in Boston, MA, and a High School senior, discusses organizing for the Green New Deal, the next Climate Strike on April 22nd, and the 2020 presidential candidate's positions on climate change in the 2020 election.

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