WPKN Archives: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the Pro-Trump domestic terrorist assault on the US Capitol; Republican Party complicity with the insurrection; Trump & GOP legislators must be held accountable; Mubarak Soulemane's family's struggle for justice

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Original Aired:
Monday, January 11th, 2021
8:02PM to 10:04PM

Duration:
2 hours, 2 minutes

Posted:
Monday, January 11th, 2021 8:01PM

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Episode: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the Pro-Trump domestic terrorist assault on the US Capitol; Republican Party complicity with the insurrection; Trump & GOP legislators must be held accountable; Mubarak Soulemane's family's struggle for justice

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) Jason Stanley, the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and author of five books including "How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them," discusses the violent insurrection at the Capitol on January 6th, and the ongoing threat posed to US democracy by Trump loyalists and elements of the Republican Party that have embraced white supremacy, authoritarianism and fascism.

2) Bill Fletcher Jr., Executive Editor with Global African Worker, former president of TransAfrica Forum, former senior staff with the national AFL-CIO, a Senior Scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies and an editorial board member with BlackCommentator.com. He'll talk about the urgent need for accountability for President Trump and members of the Republican Party who incited the fascist assault on the Capitol on January 6th.

3) Sarah Kendzior, is author of “Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America,” and cohost of Gaslit Nation, a weekly podcast. She'll share her views on the insurrection and attempt to overturn the Presidential election at the Capitol on Jan. 6th by an armed pro-Trump mob and a large sector of the Republican Party, as well as the post-Trump dangers ahead for U.S. democracy.

4) Mariyann Soulemane discusses her family's ongoing fight for justice after her 19-year-old brother Mubarak was killed by Connecticut State police one year ago. She'll talk about plans for a vigil in West Haven on the January 15th anniversary of Mubarak's death to honor his memory and reflect on the nationwide struggle against police violence.

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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