WPKN Archives: 08.21.17: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses Trump and nuclear war, Charlottesville racist violence; DOJ demand for data on visitors to anti-Trump website; America's new fascist threat & CT anti-racist organizing

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, August 21st, 2017
8:07PM to 10:05PM

Duration:
1 hour, 58 minutes

Posted:
Monday, August 21st, 2017 8:00PM

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connecticut war congress nuclear president privacy racism protest fascism doj trump antiracism kkk dissent freespeech firstamendment northkorea charlottesville unfit nazis website repression


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Episode: 08.21.17: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses Trump and nuclear war, Charlottesville racist violence; DOJ demand for data on visitors to anti-Trump website; America's new fascist threat & CT anti-racist organizing

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) Mark Hertsgaard, The Nation Magazine's investigative editor at large, and the author of seven books, including, "Bravehearts: Whistle-Blowing in the Age of Snowden," discusses the white nationalist terrorism and murder in Charlottesville, Virginia as well as his recent Nation article: "Do You Trust Donald Trump's Finger on the Nuclear Button," on issues related to U.S. military power and the Trump administration's foreign policy.

2) Chip Gibbons, Policy and Legislative Director with the group Defending Rights & Dissent, talks about his concern about the Trump Dept. of Justice demand to website hosting company DreamHost, for data on 1.3 million people who visited a website that was a hub of anti-Trump protest organizing surrounding the January 20th presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C.

3) Christopher Vials, director of American studies at the University of Connecticut and author of the book, "Haunted by Hitler: Liberals, the Left and the Fight against Fascism in the U.S.," examines the recent "Unity on the Right," rally in Charlottesville, attended by Nazis, white supremacists and right wing militia members sowing hatrend and violence -- and the response from President Trump and Congress.

4) Representatives of the Connecticut anti-racism group "Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)" Gina Roussos and Elias Estabrook, -- and Barbara Fair a member and organizer with New Haven's People Against Injustice, discuss the work they're doing locally in response to the tragic events and violence perpetrated by white supremacist groups in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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

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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