Monday, September 25, 2006

Tonight on Counterpoint

8:00 p.m. - Counterpoint host Scott Harris features the following interviews: 1) Helen Caldicott, Nobel Peace Prize nominee and long time anti-nuclear activist discusses global warming and her new book: "Nuclear Power is not the Answer." 2) Ian Williams, author and UN correspondent for The Nation magazine, reviews the UN General Assembly meeting and the widely covered speeches of Pres. Bush, Venezuelan Pres. Chavez and Iranian Pres. Ahmadinejad. 3) Journalist James Ridgeway looks ahead to what investigations we could see if the Democrats take control of either the House or Senate in this November's Congressional election. 4) Marjorie Cohen, professor of law and president elect of the National Lawyers Guild assesses the flawed "compromise" in Congress over President Bush's blueprint for terrorist detainee tribunals and treatment. Some segments of Counterpoint are edited for re-broadcast on the syndicated Between The Lines radio newsmagazine. Visit their web site at http://www.btlonline.org for free subscriptions to mp3, Podcasts, Real audio files, program summaries and interview transcripts. Technorati tags: , , , , ,