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 Italian and History New York University examines Ron DeSantis' official "botched" launch of his presidential campaign with Elon Musk -- and his record of making Florida a laboratory for fascist culture war policy, his weaponization of the law, his laser focus on suppressing educators and students -- and corporate media's obsession on DeSantis' "lack of charisma," while normalizing his white supremacist, authoritarian policy agenda.

2) Lindsay Koshgarian, Program Director with the National Priorities Project, discusses her group's new report: “The Warfare State: How Funding for Militarism Compromises our Welfare,” and how the Pentagon's massive, ever growing budget relates to recent negotiations over the debt ceiling and the U.S. federal budget.

3) Adrienne Pine, Visiting Professor of Anthropology and Social Change with the School of Consciousness and Transformation at the California Institute of Integral Studies discusses her view of the Biden administration's post Title 42 immigration policies, with a focus on the treatment of Venezuelans and Cubans seeking asylum in America, fleeing nations that have been the target of harsh U.S. economic sanctions.

4) Joshua Epstein, a New College of Florida student who will be graduating in 2024 and Tamara Solum, a retired Sarasota business owner, teacher and education advocate whose daughter Kari Solum graduated from New College in 2020. They'll discuss the Save New College campaign, recent graduation speakers, the wider significance of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suppression of educators and students now that he's officially running for president.

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