WPKN Archives: 07.10.17: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses protests on climate and other issues at the G20 summit in Germany; DEA operations in Honduras kill civilians; Flash Mob at White House Demands Trump Impeachment; Addressing CT State budget deadlock

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Show:
Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, July 10th, 2017
8:08PM to 10:04PM

Duration:
1 hour, 56 minutes

Posted:
Monday, July 10th, 2017 8:00PM

Tags:
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Episode: 07.10.17: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses protests on climate and other issues at the G20 summit in Germany; DEA operations in Honduras kill civilians; Flash Mob at White House Demands Trump Impeachment; Addressing CT State budget deadlock

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) Cassady Craighill media officer with Greenpeace USA discusses the climate, environmental and social justice issues that were the focus of militant protests at the G20 summit meeting in Hamburg, Germany. Cassady.

2) Annie Bird, Director of the Guatemalan Human Rights Commission, talks about her recent New York Times article, "The Deadly Results of D.E.A. - Backed Raid in Honduras,” co-written with Alex Main of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC.

3) Ryan Clayton and Jason Charter of the group Americans Take Action, discuss their recent July 4th protest action at the White House, and support for launching Congressional impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.

4) Carlos Moreno communications director with the Working Families Party of Connecticut discusses the major policy issues in the state budget, as well as the effort to pass paid family and medical leave legislation.

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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