WPKN Archives: 07.16.18: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the Trump-Putin Summit; Mexican President-elect Lopez Obrador's program; Ireland divests from fossil fuel industry & U.S. Weapons in Space

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, July 16th, 2018
8:10PM to 10:04PM

Duration:
1 hour, 54 minutes

Posted:
Monday, July 16th, 2018 8:01PM

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globalwarming space mexico election us immigration clinton russia fossil nafta ireland fuel putin climatechange trump nuclearweapons election2016 divestment amlo lopezobrador helsinki drugwar


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Episode: 07.16.18: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the Trump-Putin Summit; Mexican President-elect Lopez Obrador's program; Ireland divests from fossil fuel industry & U.S. Weapons in Space

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) Mel Goodman, a former senior CIA analyst at the Office of Soviet Affairs and author who currently serves as a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and adjunct professor of international relations at Johns Hopkins University. Goodman will discuss the July 16th Trump-Putin summit meeting, and important issues related to U.S.-Russia relations, including nuclear arms control, NATO, Syria, Ukraine and 2016 election interference.

2) Manuel Perez-Rocha, Associate Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies assesses the July 1st Mexican presidential election victory of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, his policy proposals, the likely impact on Mexico - and future relations with the U.S.

3) Richard Brooks, North America Iconic Divestment Campaigns Coordinator, examines the significance of Ireland's Parliament choosing to be the first nation in the world to fully divest public funds from the fossil fuel industry. He'll also provide a status check on other divestment campaigns being undertaken in cities, states, religious institutions, corporations and universities.

4) Bruce Gagnon, Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space talk on "Space Tech and Corporate Full Spectrum Dominance," recorded at the International Forum on Globalization's Teach-In: Techno-Utopianism and the Fate of the Earth, Oct. 25-26, 2014, New York City.

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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