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constitutional crisis

Trump’s Illegal Demolition of Federal Government Provokes Constitutional Crisis, Calls for Impeachment

Interview with John Bonifaz, co-founder and president of Free Speech For People, conducted by Scott Harris

gaza water crisis

After Israel Destroyed Gaza’s Civil Infrastructure, Palestinians Face a Water & Environmental Crisis

Interview with Fred Pearce, a contributing writer for Yale Environment 360, conducted by Melinda Tuhus

ukraine russia

Trump’s Ukraine War Peace Overture to Russia Triggers Breach with European Allies

Interview with Melvin Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and former CIA analyst, conducted by Scott Harris

This Week’s Under-reported News Summary – Feb. 19, 2025

Compiled by Bob Nixon

  • Trump executive order awards refugee status to South African Afrikaners
  • New U.S. protectionism leaves power vacuum for China to fill
  • Red states create their own DOGE task forces

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Here's our Between The Lines' "It's Not Normal" compilation of the Trump administration's illegal dismantling of the U.S. government over the past four weeks.
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COUNTERPOINT RADIO, 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) John Bonifaz, a constitutional attorney and the Co-Founder and President of the group Free Speech For People, and a co-author of the 2018 book, "The Constitution Demands It: The Case for the Impeachment of Donald Trump" assesses our national crisis as the Trump/Musk coup continues, and the constitutional crisis this administration has provoked as the Trump regime ignores judge-issued injunctions ordering them to halt their illegal actions.

2) Kenny Stancil, a senior researcher at the Revolving Door Project with broad interests in the political economy of inequality, talks about his recent article, "Where Is the Democratic Opposition?" and an update on efforts being made to organize an effective and aggressive national Trump opposition movement both inside the Democratic Party and across civil society.

3) Mel Goodman a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, a professor of government at Johns Hopkins University, a former CIA analyst and author of books including, “American Carnage: The Wars of Donald Trump.” Goodman will examine Trump's latest initiative to end the Ukraine war, his reported conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin -- and how these announced negotiations could impact the people of Ukraine, Russia and Europe.

4) Branko Macetic, a Jacobin magazine staff writer and author of "Yesterdays Man: The Case Against Joe Biden," discusses his soon to be published in-depth profile of Russell Vought, the longtime radical anti-government ideologue who, as Trump’s recently confirmed director of the Office of Management and Budget, is now poised to see through the cause of his life: dismantling the federal government and handing unlimited power over American life back to big business."

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