WPKN Archives: 04.05.21: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses Hedge Funds and the Green New Deal; Boot Camps for Destroying Democracy; Petition Drive to Recall Georgia Governor Kemp; "Unrig Bridgeport" campaign to end corruption, restore democracy

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Episode: 04.05.21: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses Hedge Funds and the Green New Deal; Boot Camps for Destroying Democracy; Petition Drive to Recall Georgia Governor Kemp; "Unrig Bridgeport" campaign to end corruption, restore democracy

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) Lynn Parramore, Senior Research Analyst, Institute for New Economic Thinking talks about her important recent article, "Meet the New Koch Brothers -- the Hedge Fund Activists Wrecking America's Green New Deal."

2) Emma Rindlisbacher, a researcher and journalist, discusses her recent Jacobin magazine article, "The Right Created Boot Camps for Destroying Democracy and Voting Rights," directly related to the 361 bills introduced in 47 states in the first three months of this year, to make it harder to vote, targeted at communities of color and young people.

3) Cheryle Renee Moses, founder of the anti-racism ‘Come Meet A Black Person’ organization, publisher of Black Gwinnett Magazine and 2020 State Senate candidate, discusses the effort she's leading to collect the signatures necessary to conduct a recall election to remove Georgia Governor Brian Kemp from office, after his signing of his state's new voter suppression laws.

4) Gemeem Davis and Callie Heilmann, Co-Directors of Bridgeport Generation Now Votes, talks about her group's campaign to “Unrig Bridgeport,” with the goal of ending systemic corruption and restoring democracy in Bridgeport, Connecticut's largest city.

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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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