Tonight on Counterpoint

8:00 pm - Counterpoint host Scott Harris features the following interviews:

• Ned Lamont, CT Candidate for US Senate challenging Sen. Joseph Lieberman in August 8th Democratic Party Primary.
• Howard Reiter, professor of political science at University of Connecticut discusses the Lamont-Lieberman race; CT Democratic candidates running for governor; and CT Congressional seats at risk in November's general election.
• Phyllis Bennis, fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies assesses the risk of a wider Middle East war with Israel's current military operations against Lebanon and Gaza & a green light from Washington for the conflict to continue.
• Danny Schechter of MediaChannel.org discusses the media's coverage of Middle East violence and the new Republican Party mantra declaring, "World War III has begun."
• Esther Kaplan, author of "With God on Their Side: How Christian Fundamentalists Trampled Science, Policy and Democracy in George W. Bush's White House," talks about the recent Stem Cell research debate in Congress and GOP allies who have their sights set on transforming the US into a theocracy.

Audio archives of Counterpoint can be found at http://www.whiterosesociety.org. Some edited audio files of Counterpoint interviews can be found on the Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine website: http://www.btlonline.org. Technorati tags: WPKN, Israel, Hizballah, Esther Kaplan, Green Party, Lieberman, Lamont