WPKN Archives: 02.14.22: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the US hypocrisy re: International law; Critical Race Theory & the GOP culture war; Nord Stream 2 and the Ukraine crisis & Joe Rogan's Vaccine Disinformation Blowback

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, February 14th, 2022
8:02PM to 10:02PM

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2 hours

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Monday, February 14th, 2022 8:05PM

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Episode: 02.14.22: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the US hypocrisy re: International law; Critical Race Theory & the GOP culture war; Nord Stream 2 and the Ukraine crisis & Joe Rogan's Vaccine Disinformation Blowback

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) Dave Lindorff, an award-winning independent journalist, author and founder of the news site, ThisCantBeHappening.net talks about how the Biden administration is handling the crisis in Ukraine and the issues covered in his recent article, "How Can the US Accuse Any Nation of Violating ‘Rules-Based International Order’?"

2) Judge Angela C. Robinson (Ret.) Visiting Professor, Waring and Carmen Partridge Faculty Fellow Quinnipiac University discuss President Biden's opportunity to appoint the first black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, your views on the current SCOTUS conservative majority - and recent state laws prohibiting the teaching of Critical Race Theory.

3) John Foster, author of "Oil and World Politics: the Real Story of Today's Conflict Zones," is a Canadian petroleum economist, he worked at the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, BP and Petro-Canada. He'll discuss the danger of war in Ukraine and the important issues addressed in his recent article, "Pipeline Politics Hits Multipolar Realities: Nord Stream 2 and the Ukraine Crisis."

4) Amanda Marcotte, a senior politics writer at Salon.com and author of, "Troll Nation: How The Right Became Trump-Worshipping Monsters Set On Rat-F*cking Liberals, America, and Truth Itself." She'll examine the ongoing spread of deadly COVID disinformation -- and her recent article, "Why Joe Rogan's vaccine misinformation is so dangerous — and dangerously appealing to his audience."

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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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