Monday, May 04, 2009

Tonight on COUNTERPOINT

Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris heard every Monday on WPKN 89.5 FM,Bridgeport, CT and WPKM 88.7 FM Montauk, NY between 8:00-10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming at http://wpkn.org
  • Laura Carlson, Director of the Center for International Policy's Americas Policy Program in Mexico City, talks about her recent article titled, "Mexico's Swine Flu and the Globalization of Disease."
  • Mark Potok Director of the Intelligence Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center, assesses the rise of right wing extremist groups in the U.S. and their relationship with some elements within the Republican Party.
  • Matt Daloisio, of Witness Against Torture, discusses his group's recent civil disobedience action at the White House, demanding an investigation and prosecution of U.S. officials complicit in the torture of American held detainees.
  • Mark Colville, part of a 6-member Catholic Worker Peace Team from the, talks about his upcoming trip to various locations in the Middle East, where they will deliver medical aid, and join peaceful protests to help end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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