Episode Info
Show:
Counterpoint
Original Aired:
Monday, January 25th, 2010
8:08PM to 10:01PM
Duration:
1 hour, 53 minutes
Posted:
Monday, January 25th, 2010 8:05PM
Tags:
haiti
politics
healthcare
education
reform
regulation
finance
earthquake
massachusetts
senate
election
waterbury
supreme
court
corporations
ruling
campaign
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Episode: 01.25.10: Supreme Court Empowers Corporations; Mass. Senate Election and Health Care Reform; The Political Context of Haiti's Earthquake Catastrophe; Education Reform that Works
Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris heard every Monday on WPKN 89.5 FM,Bridgeport, CT and WPKM 88.7 FM Montauk, NY between 8:00-10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming at http://wpkn.org
1) Supreme Court Decision and Democracy: BBC TV Investigative journalist and best-selling author Greg Palast assesses the damage done to democracy by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case.
2) Health Care Reform and Mass. Senate Election: Dr. Rachel Nardin, Chief, Division of Neurology, Cambridge Health Alliance; Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School and chair of the Massachusetts chapter of the group Physicians for a National Health Program discusses the results of her state's special senate election and the connection to public opinion re: Massachusetts' health care system, which is in part, what national health reform legislation is based.
3) Haitian Disaster Relief: Ben Dupuy, Director of Haiti Progres newspaper, secretary general of the National Popular Party of Haiti, and former Ambassador-at-large for Haiti's twice ousted president Jean Bertrand Aristide.
4) Education Reform that Works: Kelly Cronin is the Executive Director of Waterbury, CT Youth Service System Inc., talks about her group's success in working with families, public schools and local organizations to achieve school readiness and success for vulnerable young children in communities experiencing economic challenges and language barriers.
Some segments of Counterpoint are edited for re-broadcast on the syndicated Between The Lines radio newsmagazine. 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 Counterpoint programs are accessible for free at http://www.wpkn.org
Show: Counterpoint
Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris heard every Monday on WPKN 89.5 FM,Bridgeport, CT and WPKM 88.7 FM Montauk, NY between 8:00-10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming at http://wpkn.org