Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 – 9:30 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.org

1) Bill Fletcher Jr. a longtime labor and social justice activist has worked for several labor unions in addition to serving as a senior staff person in the national AFL-CIO. Bill, the former president of TransAfrica Forum, a Senior Scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies and author talks about the outcome of the 2022 midterm election, and the ongoing threat to democracy posed by extremist Republican Party election deniers.

2) Marianna Pecora, Deputy Communications Director with the group Voters of Tomorrow discusses the results of the 2022 midterm election with a focus on the work your group did to achieve a major turn out of young voters that impacted outcomes in critical races across the U.S.

3) Mark Sumner, a staff writer with progressive media and activism hub, Daily Kos and author of numerous novels, including "Devil's Tower," which was nominated for the World Fantasy Award. Mark talks about his recent daily Kos article, "The Media Tried to Raise a Red Tsunami, but the Only Thing Washed Away was Their Credibility."

4) Sarah Ganong, State Director of the Connecticut Working Families Party, assesses the results of the midterm election in Connecticut, and around the nation -- and also discusses WFP-CT's legislative agenda in the months ahead.

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