WPKN Archives: 05.23.22: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses "replacement theory" and the GOP fascist threat to democracy; Abortion fight moves to the states; GOP & Democrats primary election winners/losers; Corporate price gouging exploits inflation

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Original Aired:
Monday, May 23rd, 2022
8:02PM to 9:31PM

Duration:
1 hour, 29 minutes

Posted:
Monday, May 23rd, 2022 8:06PM

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democracy religion abortion racism elections supremecourt violence fascism corporate primary trump inflation massacre authoritarianism republican roevwade pricegouging reproductiverights biglie buffalo replacementtheory statelaws recordprofits


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Episode: 05.23.22: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses "replacement theory" and the GOP fascist threat to democracy; Abortion fight moves to the states; GOP & Democrats primary election winners/losers; Corporate price gouging exploits inflation

Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 – 9:30 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.org

1) Ruth Ben Ghiat, Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University and author of "Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present," talks about the recent mass shooting and hate crime committed by a white supremacist in Buffalo, NY, the larger issue of the normalization of white supremacy in U.S. politics, and effective ways to defeat authoritarian and fascist political movements.

2) Amy Littlefield is the abortion access correspondent at The Nation magazine and a freelance investigative reporter who focuses on the intersection of religion and health care. She'll discuss her recent cover story for The Nation titled, "The Fight for Abortion After Roe Falls."

3) Steven Rosenfeld, editor, chief correspondent & senior writing fellow with Voting Booth, a project of the Independent Media Institute, discusses his coverage of recent Republican and Democratic primary races across the country -- and the political environment going into this November's midterm election.

4) Mike Mitchell, Groundwork Collaborative's Director of Policy and Research discusses a new poll which found that a strong majority of voters blame corporations for inflation, and his group's research that revealed corporate America is taking advantage of the pandemic to cash in at the expense of consumers, families, and small businesses.

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

 

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