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Show:
Counterpoint
Original Aired:
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
8:10PM to 10:01PM
Duration:
1 hour, 51 minutes
Posted:
Monday, March 22nd, 2010 8:05PM
Tags:
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honduras
israel
peace
coup
reform
obama
election
washington
unions
rights
palestine
biden
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settlers
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Episode: 03.22.10: Counterpoint host Scott Harris interviews Phyllis Bennis on Israeil - Palestinian Conflict; Listener calls on the Healthcare Reform bill passed by Congress; Organizer and Singer-songwriter Si Kahn and Prof. Dana Frank on Resistance in Honduras
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) Phyllis Bennis, director of the New Internationalism Project with the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC, and author of the book, "Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer," assesses the recent conflict between Washington and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu over the announced building of 1,600 new settler houses in East Jerusalem and the prospect of renewed peace talks.
2) Listener calls on the recently passed health care reform bill.
3) Si Kahn, civil lights, labor and community organizer, as well as a nationally known singer songwriter and founder of the national progressive organization Grassroots Leadership - talks about his new book, "Creative Community Organizing: A Guide for Rabble-Rousers, Activists & Quiet Lovers of Justice."
4) Dana Frank, Professor of history at the University of California, Santa Cruz, talks about the grassroots struggle against continuing repression under the post-coup Honduran government.
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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