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) Sasha Abramsky, author and regular contributor to The Nation magazine, discusses his recent article, "The Latest Trump Indictment Is the One That Really Counts," and issues related to Trump's attempt to overturn the results of his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden, and his current 2024 presidential candidacy.

2) Nadine Farid Johnson, Managing Director of PEN America Washington and Free Expression Programs talks about the Pen America & Penguin Random House federal lawsuit that challenges the removal and restriction of books from libraries in the Escambia County, Florida school district, and the wider significance of the lawsuit for similar suppression of free speech across the U.S.

3) James Risen, best-selling author and former New York Times reporter, now The Intercept's Senior National Security Correspondent, discusses his article, "The Right's Anti-Vaxxers Are Killing Republicans," which focuses on the extreme danger of mixing partisan politics and public health for future pandemics and other health crises.

4) Amy Wynn, Executive Director of the American Mural Project, which is the largest indoor collaborative artwork in the world, 120 feet long and 5 stories high, a tribute to American workers, discusses the project's origins, contributing artists and opportunities to visit and see the mural in Winsted, CT.

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