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Episode: Counterpoint Guest Host Mike Merli discusses the US, Israeli military attack on Iran; Countering Trump-GOP Gerrymandering in Virginia; The crisis of corruption in policing & prosecution in New Haven, CT; Preview of No Kings CT protest rallies 3-28-26
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 http://wpkn.org. The March 2nd, 2026 edition of Counterpoint will be hosted by WPKN producer Mike Merli while Scott is traveling abroad.
1) Stanley Heller, Chief Administrator of Promoting Enduring Peace and Executive Director of Middle East Crisis Committee, examines the US-Israeli military strikes on Iran over the past 72 hours, and the mass casualty events they've created, including the more than 160 children and teachers killed when an airstrike hit an elementary school in the southern city of Minab.
2) Andrea Miller, Founding President of The National Women's Political Caucus of Virginia and Founding Board Member of the Center for Common Ground, talks about the current voter re-districting taking place in Virginia, and what her organizations are doing to reach, educate, and mobilize scores of voters across the southern state ahead of the upcoming April 21 elections and beyond.
3) Alex Taubes, a Connecticut Civil Rights Attorney, shines a light on the local legacy and landscape of wrongful convictions, including the crisis of corruption in policing and prosecution in the city of New Haven.
4) Carol Rizzolo, Co-Founder of CT Shoreline Indivisible, highlights her experience organizing here in Connecticut against the Trump agenda, and gives a preview of the upcoming No Kings rallies that will be taking place all across Connecticut on March 28.
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