8:00 p.m. - Counterpoint host Scott Harris features the following interviews:
- Rahul Mahajan, investigative reporter who discusses the alleged US massacre of civilians in Haditha, Iraq and other cases of abuse and murder that have emerged or been covered up.
- Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, of Harvard Medical School, who describes a recent study revealing that Canadians are healthier than Americans. The role of Canada's universal health care system is seen as one major factor.
- A Connecticut librarian talks about why he and others stood up to oppose provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act that compelled librarians to report on patron's reading habits, while imposing a gag rule on their dissent from the policy.
- A gay Hartford, CT seminary student explains why he is fasting to protest a proposed GOP sponsored federal constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage.
Audio archives of Counterpoint can be found at whiterosesociety.org. Some edited audio files of Counterpoint interviews can be found on the Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine website. Technorati tags: WPKN, Rahul Mahajan, Haditha, universal health care, Steffie Woolhandler, gay marriage, Patriot Act
