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Counterpoint January 20, 2025

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

Trump Back in Office Doubles Down on Intensifying the Global Climate Crisis

Interview with Antonia Juhasz, a leading energy, climate, and environmental justice author, analyst, and investigative journalist, conducted by Scott Harris

Organizing Effective Resistance to Trump’s Authoritarian Repressive Agenda

Interview with Svante Myrick, President of People for the American Way Foundation, conducted by Scott Harris

The Israel-Hamas Gaza Ceasefire Takes Effect. Still, it Fails to Address Future of Palestinians in Crisis

Interview with Jennifer Loewenstein, former associate director of Middle Eastern Studies and senior lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, conducted by Scott Harris

Speeches and Interviews from the Anti-Trump People’s March in Washington DC

Speakers and interviews were recorded Saturday, January 18th at the People's March in Washington, D.C. where tens of thousands marched and rallied to oppose Donald Trump's radical authoritarian agenda, including his campaign pledge to deport millions of immigrants, suppress the LGBTQ community, criminalize media outlets that are critical of him, prosecute his perceived political opponents, and dismantle federal climate and pollution regulations.

Last Week on Counterpoint

Trump Pardon of J-6 Insurrectionists: A Disaster for Democracy, Rule of Law

Jonah Minkoff-Zern talks about his group's position on Donald Trump's campaign pledge to pardon convicted Jan. 6 insurrectionists which were explained in their recent...

Facebook Dumping Fact-Checking Promotes Trump Lies and Disinformation

Ahmed Baba talks about his recent article, "How Zuckerberg’s Meta Policy Changes Empower Trump’s Disinfo Machine," re: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's announcement that Facebook...
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Los Angeles Wildfire Catastrophe, the Climate Crisis and the Future of Public Policy

Michael Richardson talks about the real-world impact of the climate crisis we see now in the catastrophic fires in Los Angeles and the increasing...

Amazon Labor Union’s Christmas Strike Succeeds in Organizing First National Action

Sultana Hossain discusses her union's recent national holiday strike, the ongoing campaign pressuring Amazon to negotiate with the union to sign and implement fair...

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NO TO RACISM

Resistance Begins Now! Zweig and Nichols Chart Our Course

Panel:  Scott Harris, Richard Hill and Ruthanne Baumgartner

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SPECIAL PREPORTS

Resistance Roundtable: How Democrats Lost the Working Class

Vivek Chibber, professor of sociology at New York University, presents a class analysis of the Nov. 5 election, noting that the Democratic party had...

Youth and Elders Call on Gov. Hochul to Sign the Climate Change Superfund Act

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 10-11, about 100 climate activists occupied a New York State Capitol reception room to urge Gov. Kathy Hochul to...

What’s in Store for the Working Class in 2025?

The Monthly Labor Report's first broadcast after the Nov. 5 election: Michael Zweig, economist and labor historian, discusses the role labor must play in...

Monthly Labor Report — #13 The Texas AFL-CIO is Going Strong by...

Leonard Aguilar, secretary-treasurer of the Texas AFL-CIO talks about the strategies and prospects for this massive organized labor body.Hosted by Michael Zweig and Richard...

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Virginia ratified the Equal Rights Amendment in 2020, meeting the required 3/4 ratification of all states. Will President Biden officially make it the 28th Amendment by ordering the National Archivist to publish it in the Federal Register before he leaves office, as he said in an interview that he hoped to do so? #ERA #ERANow

For more information, see Scott Harris' interview with Kate Kelly, of Center for American Progress: https://btlonline.org/campaign-urges-biden-to-publish-equal-rights-amendment-before-leaving-office/
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Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine1 week ago
Democrats need a new strategy to deal with the new disinformation era.

Listen to Between The Lines' interview with
John Stoehr, The Editorial board at
https://btlonline.org/americas-broken-media-landscape-promotes-rightwing-disinformation-impacts-election-outcomes/ #enddisinformation #disinformation #media
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Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine2 weeks ago
Is Israel committing international crimes against humanity in #Syria? More info from Phyllis Bennis, fellow at Institute for Policy Studies at: https://btlonline.org/unanswered-questions-persist-after-the-sudden-overthrow-of-syrias-al-assad-regime/
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For anyone who's planning to work with #Trump and/or has voted for him -- from those who already have worked with him and know better #trumpbromance