WPKN Archives: 05.01.17: Counterpoint host Scott Harris assesses Trump's "tax reform" proposal; Trump abets corporate takeover of federal govt apparatus; Women peacemakers call for talks w North Korea; Action Together CT mobilizes opposition to Trump agenda

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, May 1st, 2017
8:07PM to 10:04PM

Duration:
1 hour, 57 minutes

Posted:
Monday, May 1st, 2017 8:00PM

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Episode: 05.01.17: Counterpoint host Scott Harris assesses Trump's "tax reform" proposal; Trump abets corporate takeover of federal govt apparatus; Women peacemakers call for talks w North Korea; Action Together CT mobilizes opposition to Trump agenda

Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 - 10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.org

1) Matthew Gardner, a Senior Fellow at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, talks about his group's response to the Trump administration's tax reform plan as addressed in their recent press release titled, "Trump Tax Plan Revives Economic Voodoo.”

2) Rick Claypool, Research Director with Public Citizen's President's Office, discusses his group's new report, "For-Profit President," examining the ways in which President Trump has in his first 100 days in office, turned the apparatus of the federal government over to CEOs, billionaires and millionaires in the interest of pursuing unbridled corporate greed.

3) Christine Ahn, founder and International Coordinator of the group Women Cross DMZ, a global movement of women mobilizing to end the Korean War, reunite families, and ensure women’s leadership in peace building. She'll discuss her group's letter calling on President Trump to initiate a peace process with North Korea, South Korea and China.

4) Nancy Mello Miller, administrator with Action Together Connecticut in New London County provides an overview of what her group is working on across the state, including organizing a protest in New London when President Trump visits the Coast Guard Academy on May 17th, and local momentum after the 4/29 People's Climate March.

Some segments featured on Counterpoint are edited for re-broadcast on the syndicated Between The Lines radio news magazine. 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 current and past Counterpoint interviews are accessible for free at our Counterpoint Radio web site: http://counterpointradio.org The full 2-hour unedited program can be accessed for a 2 week period after the show, at the WPKN Radio archives: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/search/counterpoint
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Show: Counterpoint

Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00-10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming is at http://wpkn.org/ . Interview segment archives are at counterpointradio.org .

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