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Counterpoint December 10, 2018

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Many Counterpoint interviews are excerpted for broadcast on the nationally syndicated “Between The Lines” radio newsmagazine at Btlonline.org

Posted Dec 10, 2018

Corporate Media Sanitizes Legacy of George H. W. Bush Presidency

Interview with Arun Gupta an independent journalist who has written for dozens of publications including the Washington Post, the Nation and the Guardian and author of the book, "Bacon as a Weapon of Mass Destruction: A Junk-Food-Loving Chef’s Inquiry into Taste," conducted by Scott Harris"

Posted Dec 10, 2018

Students and Allies Sit-In at Yale Investments Office to Demand Fossil Fuel Divestment and Cancellation of Puerto Rico Debt

Interview with Mary Claire Whelan of Fossil Free Yale and Bibiana Torres of Despierta Boricua, conducted by Scott Harris

Posted Dec 10, 2018

Occupy Wall Street Inspires Ongoing Campaign to End Medical Debt

Interview with Jerry Ashton, co-author, along with Robert Goff and Craig Antico of the book, "End Medical Debt: Curing America's $1 Trillion Unpayable Healthcare Debt," conducted by Scott Harris

Posted Dec 10, 2018

Mexicans Have High Hopes for their Newly Elected Progressive President

Interview with Laura Carlsen, Director of the Americas Program at the Center for International Policy, conducted by Scott Harris

Last Week on Counterpoint

Trump’s Withdrawal from US-Russia INF Treaty Could Ignite New Nuclear Arms Race

Posted Dec 03, 2018
John Burroughs discusses his group's and RootsAction.org's campaign to stop President Trump's stated intention to withdraw the U.S. from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty...

Punitive 1990s Welfare Reform Due for Overhaul

Posted Dec 03, 2018
Felicia Kornbluh and Gwendolyn Mink talks about their important and overdue assessment of welfare reform's impact on women.

New Investigation Details Pentagon Waste Fraud and Abuse

Posted Dec 03, 2018
Dave Lindorff discusses his soon to be published Nation Magazine investigation into the Defense Department’s shady and likely unconstitutional budgeting practices, titled: The Pentagon's...

Labor Movement Needs to Focus on Organizing not Elections

Posted Dec 03, 2018
Tom Lewandowski talks about his recent In These Times article, "Forget Elections, Labor Needs to Get Back to Its Roots," in the face of...

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Florida Felon Voting Restoration: How it happened and will it stick

Neil Volz, political director with the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, describes the successful campaign to restore voting rights to 1.5 million ex-felons. He speculates on the fight ahead to implement Amendment 4 as the right-wing Florida political establishment confronts the reality of the biggest voter enfranchisement event since 18-years-olds were given the right to vote.
Interviewed by Richard Hill on December 4, 2018.

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Has the president already has been indicted by a federal grand jury in a secret, sealed indictment that will be revealed only when he leaves the presidency? What do you think? #Trumpgate

Prosecutors' best move: Charge Trump and seal the indictment @CNN https://t.co/CqX21wVGVM
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What If Trump Has Been a Russian Asset Since 1987?

What If Trump Has Been a Russian Asset Since 1987?

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A plausible theory of mind-boggling collusion.

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Strange, FB won't let me report this treason sedition.

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What If Trump Has Been a Russian Asset Since 1987?

My pleasure to report this.

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What If Trump Has Been a Russian Asset Since 1987?

Makes total sense to me

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Here's the Dark Plan a Bigoted Trump Ally Is Pushing to Change the Meaning of American Citizenship

Here's the Dark Plan a Bigoted Trump Ally Is Pushing to Change the Meaning of American Citizenship

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Michael Anton is pushing an idea that would make life harder for immigrants' children. President Donald Trump has emboldened bigots across the country, and that includes many of his former staffers.Now one of those former staffers, ex-national security spokesman Michael Anton, is pushing a tired, ha...

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Ex-DOJ Official Exposes Truth Behind Bombshell Report Trump Saw Proof of Russian Meddling: US Intel Fears He's A Double Agent

Ex-DOJ Official Exposes Truth Behind Bombshell Report Trump Saw Proof of Russian Meddling: US Intel Fears He's A Double Agent

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What was the driving force behind a leak to the New York Times regarding Trump's knowledge of Putin's role in election interference? A new bombshell report reveals intelligence officials showed President Donald Trump ironclad proof that Russian president Vladimir Putin personally ordered cyberattack...

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