WPKN Archives: Counterpoint host Scott Harris presents an excerpt of a public forum titled, "The Looming Threat of Fascism," Biden student debt forgiveness plan a good start; Big Oil has given $1 million to fuel seditionists; CT health insurers seek big rate hikes

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Original Aired:
Monday, August 29th, 2022
8:02PM to 9:32PM

Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes

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Monday, August 29th, 2022 8:06PM

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coup congress biden fascism profits university culture capitalism ccag trump republicans insurrection tuition january6 stockbuybacks studentdebt bigoil henrygiroux juliancasablancas seditionists campaigncash insurancecompany ratehikes


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Episode: Counterpoint host Scott Harris presents an excerpt of a public forum titled, "The Looming Threat of Fascism," Biden student debt forgiveness plan a good start; Big Oil has given $1 million to fuel seditionists; CT health insurers seek big rate hikes

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) Excerpt of a public forum titled, "The Looming Threat of Fascism" A conversation with Henry Giroux, McMaster University Chair for Scholarship in the Public Interest, and Julian Casablancas, singer songwriter with The Strokes band. The forum, moderated by Wade Hemsworth, was recorded in October 2019 at McMaster University in Canada.

2) Cody Hounanian, Executive Director of the Student Debt Crisis Center discusses his group's response to President Biden's announced plan to address student loan debt, which includes forgiving up to $20,000 for millions of borrowers and extending the payment freeze one final time until the end of the year.

3) Jenna Grande, Press Secretary with Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) discuss CREW's recent article, "Big Oil Has Given $1 Million to Fuel Seditionists," and related issues of Big Oil's influence on US energy, environment and climate policy.

4) Liz Dupont-Diehl, Associate Director of the Connecticut Citizen Action Group discusses her group's recent reporting on CT based health insurance companies that are requesting double-digit premium increases for individuals and small businesses, as they spend billions on stock buybacks and excessive executive salaries, and lobbying.

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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