8:00 p.m. - Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris
- Chris Toensing, Executive Director and Editor of Middle East Report, analyzes the reasoning behind President Bush's escalation of the Iraq War and his deliberate attempt to increase tensions with Iran.
- Anita Desai of United for a Fair Economy discusses her group's new study which finds that while people of color support Democrats in the voting booth, they are still waiting for policies and programs that close the economic gap between them and whites.
- Steve Ellner, professor of history at the Universidad de Oriente in Venezuela, who assesses the political and policy changes announced by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as he began a new 6 year term as head of state.
- Curt Johnson, of Connecticut Fund for the Environment, talks about growing opposition to the controversial proposal by Broadwater Co. to build a LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminal in the middle of Long Island Sound.
An archive of Counterpoint programs are accessible for free at www.whiterosesociety.org Some segments of Counterpoint are edited for re-broadcast on the syndicated Between The Lines radio newsmagazine. Technorati tags: WPKN, Iran, progressive agenda, Hugo Chavez, Broadwater
