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Episode: 02.03.25 Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses Trump's malevolent white supremacist policy agenda; RFJ Jr. endangers US public heath; Trump Moves to Extend tax cuts for the rich austerity for everyone else; Voter suppression key to Trump's election win
COUNTERPOINT RADIO, 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 WPKN 89.5 Community Radio - WPKN.ORG
1) Steve Phillips, columnist, host of the Democracy in Color podcast and best selling author of "How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good," discusses the Trump regime 2.0's white supremacist ideology - blatant as ever during the campaign, and undeniable in his first week in office eliminating all DEI programs, as well as revoking LBJ's 1965 executive order prohibiting federal contractors from discriminating in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Most recently Trump outrageously blamed DEI for the plane-helicopter collision at Reagan National Airport.
2) Dr. Stephanie Woolhandler, MD, MPH, FACP, Distinguished Professor of Public Health at Hunter College, talks about her concerns re: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, focusing on his anti-science views and what damage he could inflict on U.S. public health policies should he be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
3) Will Rice, a consultant with the group Americans for Tax Fairness, discusses the Trump-GOP plan to cut more taxes for the rich, impose austerity on the rest of us, referencing a newly leaked memo from House Budget Committee Republicans that proposes slashing trillions from healthcare, nutrition, climate change prevention, and more while handing $1.2 trillion in new tax breaks to millionaires, billionaires, and big corporations.
4) Investigative reporters and best selling author Greg Palast talks about his years-long investigation into GOP voter suppression, it's impact on the 2024 presidential election, detailed in his latest article, "Trump Lost. Vote Suppression Won. Here are the Numbers..." where he concludes that if all legal ballots were counted, Trump would have lost the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia, and Kamala Harris would have won the electoral college vote and the presidency.
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