Monday, August 22, 2005

Tonight on Counterpoint

8 PM - Counterpoint with Scott Harris

  • Kim Gandy, president National Organization for Women (NOW), assesses Judge John Roberts, George Bush's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court--focusing on his views on reproductive rights and gender equality issues.
  • Neve Gordon, professor of political science at Israel's Ben Gurion University, who examines the likely consequences of Israel's withdrawal from Gaza and its current push for expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank.
  • A representative of the group Reform Ohio Now, that is campaigning for an overhaul of that state's electoral system that they maintain has been corrupted by partisan politics. Plus, commentary on the recent scandals in Ohio politics including "Coin-gate" and legal charges against Governor Taft for accepting off-the-books gifts.
  • A representative from the group Military Families Speak Out, who will report on the continuing vigil expressing opposition to the Iraq War, conducted by Cindy Sheehan and hundreds of supporters at Pres. Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas.
Some edited audio files of Counterpoint interviews can be found http://www.btlonline.org.