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) Hanna Riley Fernandez, a writer and activist based in Burlington, Vermont who investigates the intersection of media and the criminal legal system, discusses her recent Nation magazine article, "Cameras Are Everywhere - and People Have Had Enough,” and issues related to growing public concern about the unregulated surveillance applications of artificial intelligence.

2) Norman Solomon, director of RootsAction and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, talks about his Guardian commentary, "Progressive primary victories have corporate Democrats panicking,” examining how the success of democratic socialists has led to an establishment backlash, fueling divisions over how to respond.

3) Todd Schulte, President of FWD.US talks about the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ended Temporary Protective Status and the justice's narrow decision upholding Birthright Citizenship. He warns that 400,000 U.S. citizen children could still be separated from their parents because of the TPS ruling -- and the consequences for 1.3 million individuals with TPS and another 800,000 of their U.S. citizen spouses and children are dire. Schulte is demanding the administration reverse course on TPS, while urging Congress to pass legislation providing a pathway to citizenship.

4) Arthur Kanegis, director of the film documentary, "The World Is My Country," talks about his film that explores the life of Garry Davis, a Broadway song and dance man who turns his war guilt over bombing civilians in World War II into electrifying action that galvanizes war-weary Europe, sparks a movement and helps pave the way for the UN to unanimously pass the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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

Competing Narratives on America's 250th Birthday:

1) The Trump, MAGA, GOP, vision of AmeriKKKA celebrates white supremacy, racism, hate, xenophobia, homophobia, political violence, blatant corruption, false conspiracies, ignorance, oligarchy, and anti-science snake oil nonsense -- all this while attempting to erase our nation's history of slavery, repression and wars of aggression that have killed millions around the globe.

2) The progressive vision of America is anchored in an expansive, inclusive democracy that champions the unfinished work of civil rights, economic equity and achieving a true multiracial democracy. As they fight MAGA - GOP fascism, progressives are pushing to confront historical contradictions head-on, replacing exclusionary narratives with a focus on collective liberation and interdependence.

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 Tarleton, editor-in-chief of The Indypendent, New York City's free progressive monthly newspaper, discusses his newspaper’s coverage of New York City's historic June 23rd Democratic primary election, with a focus on Democratic Socialist of America party candidates victories and their likely impact on both local and national politics.

2) Carol Evans, Vice President of Policy with Common Cause, talks about her group’s concern about -- and work to protect this November's midterm election from interference and manipulation by the Trump administration and Republican Party. The President and GOP have over recent months taken multiple steps to implement measures with the intent of suppressing the votes of millions of Americans and rigging election results.

3) Guerline Josef, Executive Director of the Haitian Bridge Alliance discusses her group's view on the consequences of two recent US Supreme Court rulings: the Mullin v. Doe case that overturns lower court decisions blocking the Trump administration’s move to end Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitians and 4,000 Syrians -- and the Mullin v. Al Otro Lado case that allows border officials to turn away asylum seekers arriving at U.S. ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border.

4) Brendan Cook, a defendant in the "Swarthmore 9" case discusses his and his co-defendant’s trial that begins on July 1st, stemming from the group's May 3, 2025 arrest on third-degree "defiant trespassing" charges after the individuals refused to vacate a pro-Palestine encampment at Swarthmore College.

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

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) David Faris, Professor of Political Science at Roosevelt University and author of "The Kids Are All Left: How Young Voters Will Unite America," discusses his recent Nation Magazine commentary, "The Framework for the Iran Peace Deal Means Total Humiliation for Trump," and other developments in the status of U.S.-Iran ceasefire and peace negotiations.

2) Dion Nissenbaum, Senior Reporter with Votebeat National, nonpartisan local reporting on elections and voting, to discuss his recent news story, "FBI probe of Ohio voting rights group expands to include an affiliated national advocacy network," and other Trump administration threats to the midterm election he's been covering for Vote Beat.

3) Pastor Doug Pagitt, executive director of the Minneapolis-based national organization Vote Common Good, discusses how the resistance community he works with has been doing since the dark days of the ICE invasion and war in the Twin Cities in January. He'll also talk about the Dept. of Justice recent issue of federal criminal charges against 15 Minneapolis residents in connection with anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis/St. Paul earlier this year, accused of “conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers” and of allegedly “violently” impeding immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities.

4) Rachel Carroll Rivas, Deputy Director Research, Reporting & Analysis with the Intelligence Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center & SPLC Action Fund, discusses the Center's Annual Year in Hate & Extremism Report, which finds that under the Trump regime far-right extremist groups have gained new power across the federal government, private tech sector and college campuses over the course of 2025.

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