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Counterpoint October 8, 2018

Toni Van Pelt: The Kavanaugh Fight is Far From Over!

Arthur Stamoulis: Renegotiated NAFTA Falls Short of Advancing Worker Rights and Environmental Protection

Laura Huizar: Fight For 15 Organizes Strikes, Protest Actions in Seven States Advocating Unionization and a Living Wage

Graham Stinnett: UCONN’s Alternative Press Collection One of the Largest in U.S.

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Posted Oct 15, 2018

New UN Report on Climate Change Issues Dire Warning

Interview with Michelle Chan, Friends of the Earth Vice President of Programs, conducted by Scott Harris

Posted Oct 15, 2018

US Relationship with Saudi Arabia Enables Kingdom to Murder with Impunity

Interview with Medea Benjamin, founder of Code Pink Women for Peace, and author of the book, "Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S. - Saudi Connection", conducted by Scott Harris

Posted Oct 15, 2018

New Manifesto on ‘Religious Freedom’ Aims to Silence Equality and Social Justice Activists

Interview with Frederick Clarkson, Senior Fellow with Political Research Associates, conducted by Scott Harris

Posted Oct 15, 2018

CT Green Party Secretary of State Candidate Calls for ‘More Choices, More Voices’

Interview with Mike DeRosa, Green Party candidate for Connecticut Secretary of State, conducted by Scott Harris

Last Week on Counterpoint

The Kavanaugh Fight is Far From Over!

Posted Oct 08, 2018

Toni Van Pelt talks about NOW's active opposition to the confirmation of President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the multiple charges of sexual...

Renegotiated NAFTA Falls Short of Advancing Worker Rights and Environmental Protection

Posted Oct 08, 2018

Arthur Stamoulis assesses the revised NAFTA agreement the Trump administration negotiated with Canada - and the pros/cons for workers, consumers and the environment. He'll...

Fight For 15 Organizes Strikes, Protest Actions in Seven States Advocating Unionization and a...

Posted Oct 08, 2018

Laura Huizar discusses the strikes called this week in seven states across the U.S., the demand for union representation and a living wage as...

UCONN’s Alternative Press Collection One of the Largest in U.S.

Posted Oct 08, 2018

Graham Stinnett discusses the Alternative Press Collection at the Dodd Research Center, one of the oldest and largest collections of alternative press materials in...

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Pre-election show – Oct. 14, 2018

October 14, 2018

With the mid-term elections looming, the Resistance panel discusses voter suppression, the UN Climate Report, the Kavanaugh confirmation and the unraveling of the American democratic system.
Panel: Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner and Richard Hill

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Between The Lines – Oct. 17, 2018 – Full Show

Medea Benjamin: U.S. Relationship with Saudi Arabia Enables Kingdom to Murder with Impunity

Michelle Chan: New U.N. Report on Climate Change Issues Dire Warning, Calls for Urgent Action

Nick Abraham: Washington State Ballot Initiative Would Impose Carbon Emissions Fee on Its Largest Polluters

Bob Nixon: This Week’s Under-reported News Summary Oct. 17, 2018

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A Resistance is the New Normal: A Compilation of Resources

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SPECIAL PREPORTS

Gandhi Peace Award 2018 – Jackson Browne acceptance speech

Posted Sep 14, 2018

James Van Pelt, treasurer of Promoting Enduring Peace, introduces environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who in turn turn introduces the 2018 Gandhi Peace Award...

The Fight to Save SCOTUS – and a report on grassroots election activism in...

Posted Sep 13, 2018

The Resistance Roundtable panel discusses the New York Times decision to publish an anonymous op-ed by a disaffected White House official, and then interviews...

Mid-term Elections and Voter Suppression

Posted Aug 11, 2018

The panel focuses on voter suppression in the upcoming mid-term elections with Stephen Spaulding, chief of strategy with Common Cause. Recorded and produced by Richard Hill,...

JOHN NICHOLS: Democracy on Life Support?

Posted Jul 14, 2018

The panel talks with journalist and author John Nichols about Trump's selection of Brett Kavanaugh to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. Recorded and...

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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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My pleasure to report this.

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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

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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

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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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