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Biden, U.S. Pay High Price for Support of Israel’s Merciless Bombing of Gaza

Interview with Trita Parsi, executive vice president, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, conducted by Scott Harris

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The Struggle for Palestinian Rights & Self Determination Embraced by Indigenous Activists

Speech excerpt by Salma Abu Ayyash, a Palestinian American engineer, educator and social justice activist, produced by Melinda Tuhus

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The Dark, Violent Legacy of Henry Kissinger

Interview with Greg Grandin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Peter V. and C. Vann Woodward professor of history at Yale University, and Peter Kornbluh of the National Security Archive, conducted by Scott Harris

This Week’s Under-reported News Summary – Dec. 6, 2023

Compiled by Bob Nixon

  • Saudi Arabia is working to drive up oil demand in Africa
  • In Michigan's Macomb County, uncertainty over ‘Bidenomics’
  • How the AR-15 became America’s best selling rifle

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The Dark and Violent Legacy of Henry Kissinger

Greg Grandin, Peter V. and C. Vann Woodward professor of history at Yale University, and Peter Kornbluh discuss the controversial career of Henry Kissinger, the late U.S. secretary of state and national security advisor under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford between 1969 and 1977.

Grandin is author of The End of the Myth, winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize, and Kissinger’s Shadow: The Long Reach of America’s Most Controversial Statesman.

Kornbluh is author of many books on Latin America including The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability.

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Tonight, Live, 8 pm EST on Counterpoint!

Counterpoints' guests will discuss the controversial career of Henry Kissinger, the late US Secretary of State and national security advisor under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford between 1969 and 1977.

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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) Greg Grandin, Peter V. and C. Vann Woodward Professor of History at Yale University and author of “The End of the Myth,” winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize, and "Kissinger's Shadow: The Long Reach of America's Most Controversial Statesman," joins Peter Kornbluh, Director of the National Security Archives' Cuba and Chile Documentation Projects, and author of many books on Latin America including, "The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability," to discuss the controversial career of Henry Kissinger, the late US secretary of state and national security advisor under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford between 1969 and 1977.

2) Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works, the convening member of the Strengthen Social Security Coalition, discusses the letter to Congress recently signed by more than 100 groups opposing the creation of a "fiscal commission" in the House of Representatives that many observers believe will be used by the House Republican majority to implement cuts to Social Security and Medicare benefits.

3) Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft talks about his recent article, "The Ultimate Cost of Biden’s Refusal to Call for a Full Cease-fire in Gaza," and efforts now underway by the world community to push for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and stop the slaughter of Palestinian civilians.

4) Jeff Ordower, 350.org's North America Director, discusses his group's recently published report, "Power Up for Climate Justice: Financing and Implementing a 1.5°C – Aligned Global Renewables Target," as international representatives meet at the United Nations' COP 28 UN Climate Summit meeting in Dubai.

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 1.5 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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