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Between The Lines – Dec. 13, 2023 – Full Show

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Posted Dec 13, 2023

As Israel-Hamas War Stokes Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, Universities Must Protect Free Speech

Interview with Will Creeley, legal director with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, conducted by Scott Harris

immigration

Posted Dec 13, 2023

Republicans Demand New Draconian Immigration Laws in Exchange for Israel, Ukraine Aid

Interview with Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, conducted by Melinda Tuhus

COP28

Posted Dec 13, 2023

Oil-Industry Dominated UN Climate Summit Produces Weak Call to Transition Away from Fossil Fuels

Interview with Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and climate activist, conducted by Scott Harris 

Posted Dec 13, 2023

This Week’s Under-reported News Summary – Dec. 13, 2023

Compiled by Bob Nixon

  • Italy ends participation in China's Belt and Road Initiative
  • Medicare Advantage enrollees in 46 states face financial risk if switching back to Medicare
  • EPA wants unprecedented total removal of lead pipes

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“Choose your leaders
with wisdom and forethought.
To be led by a coward
is to be controlled
by all that the coward fears.
To be led by a fool
is to be led
by the opportunists
who control the fool.
To be led by a thief
is to offer up
your most precious treasures
to be stolen.
To be led by a liar
is to ask
to be told lies.
To be led by a tyrant
is to sell yourself
and those you love
into slavery.”
Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2)
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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

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2) Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, a climate activist who's been arrested in nonviolent civil disobedience climate actions, and author of "Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution," will assess the COP 28 UN Climate Summit in Dubai - what was, and was not accomplished -- and share his views on how citizens can effectively take action to pressure governments and corporate leaders to seriously address the climate crisis.

3) Amira Mattar, Counsel with the group Free Speech For People discusses her group's lawsuit filed on behalf of Oregon voters to bar Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s presidential primary and general election ballot in 2024 under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, also known as the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause.

4) Will Creeley, Legal Director with the group Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) talks about his group's concern for the protection of free speech that led to opposition to a U.S. House of Representatives amendment to an appropriations bill addressing anti-Semitism on college and university campuses that threatens the expressive rights of students and faculty across the country.

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"The Mehdi Hasan Show'' has been on air for over three years. With over half a million viewers on Peacock and hundreds of thousand on Youtube, Mehdi Hasan has received praise for his credible political analysis and sharp interviewing skills, with high profile guests such as Jon Stewart, Representati...
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Christian Fascism in action in Texas: The Texas Supreme Court put on hold a lower court order allowing an abortion for a woman whose fetus has a fatal condition. The state court’s ruling was in response to an appeal from Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas, who opposed the woman’s abortion.
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The court, responding to an appeal from Attorney General Ken Paxton, put on hold a lower court order allowing an abortion for a woman whose fetus has a fatal condition.
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