WPKN Archives: 07.24.23: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses Israel protests & equality for Palestinians; Parents Fight Moms For Liberty; Organizing to Resist Authoritarianism; Youth Activists Protest Regressive SCOTUS Rulings

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Episode: 07.24.23: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses Israel protests & equality for Palestinians; Parents Fight Moms For Liberty; Organizing to Resist Authoritarianism; Youth Activists Protest Regressive SCOTUS Rulings

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) Phyllis Bennis, Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies and author talks about her recent Nation Magazine article, "On Israel and Palestine, US Electeds Are Out of Touch With Their Own Voters!" examining important issues re: changing views in the U.S. toward Israel and Palestine.

2) Joel Bleifuss, Editor, Publisher and Board President of Barn Raising Media Inc., former long time editor and publisher of In These Times magazine, discusses his recent article, "When Moms for Liberty Cancelled a School Librarian’s Mother’s Day Lesson, Concerned Parents Fought Back," and the mission of his new Barn Raiser news site focused on rural and small town communities.

3) Sulma Arias, People's Action Executive Director, discusses her recent article, "Democracy’s Antidote to Authoritarianism: An Organizing Revival," about the need to mobilize the nation to confront and defeat the political forces in the U.S. attempting to turn back the clock in achieving a multi-racial democracy.

4) Nicole Carty, Executive Director of the activist group Get Free Together, discusses GFT's recent protest march and sit-in at the U.S. Capitol in opposition to the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings ending affirmative action, permitting discrimination against the LGBTQ community, and rejecting Pres. Biden's student debt relief plan.

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