WPKN Archives: 11.01.21: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses troubling signs from the January 6th Investigation; urgent action required to vaccinate the world; Trump and his fascist movement examines; Poor People's Campaign action to protect Biden's social programs

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Episode: 11.01.21: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses troubling signs from the January 6th Investigation; urgent action required to vaccinate the world; Trump and his fascist movement examines; Poor People's Campaign action to protect Biden's social programs

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) Ron Fein, Legal Director with the group Free Speech For People and co-author of, "The Constitution Demands It: The Case for the Impeachment of Donald Trump," discusses his views re: the House and DOJ investigation into the pro-Trump January 6th attempted coup, and efforts to invoke Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to bar Donald Trump from appearing on the 2024 presidential election ballot.

2) Ben Levenson, Deputy Director of Justice is Global discusses his group's recent all-night vigil to demand action from President Biden and his Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeffrey Zient, to do everything possible at the G20 summit meeting in Rome to vaccinate the world against the coronavirus pandemic.

3) Bill Blum, a Los Angeles lawyer and a former state of California administrative law judge, talks about his recent article, "It’s past time to call Trump and his movement what they are: fascist," the progress of the House Jan. 6th investigation, and the right wing majority on the U.S. Supreme Court.

4) Michael Zweig... Professor Emeritus, Former Director of the Center for the Study of Working Class Life at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, reports on the Poor People's Campaign's Moral Witness in Washington, D.C. on October 27th, that called on politicians to protect and maximize the programs in President Biden's 'Build Back Better' plan to expand health care, education, policies to address climate change and immigrant rights.

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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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