Sunday, January 26, 2025
A weekly radio newsmagazine
Timely, in-depth, progressive analysis since 1991
A weekly public affairs radio program
ThisweeksCTPTshownolisten

Counterpoint October 28, 2024

Subscribe to our joint Counterpoint and Between The Lines email list

Many Counterpoint interviews are excerpted for broadcast on the nationally syndicated “Between The Lines” radio newsmagazine at Btlonline.org

Democrats Should Worry that Biden-Harris Gaza Policy Will Lose Votes in Must-Win Battleground States

Interview with Richard Eskow, host and managing editor of "The Zero Hour" and the lead writer for Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign. He recently wrote the piece "Dems Are Afraid Gaza Will Cost Them the Election. They're Not Afraid Enough," conducted by Scott Harris

Michelle Obama Powerfully Addresses What’s at Stake for Reproductive Rights in U.S. Election

An excerpt of former first lady Michelle Obama's speech delivered in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Oct. 26, produced by Scott Harris

vigilante nation

New Book ‘Vigilante Nation’ Describes MAGA’s State-Based Attack on Democracy

Interview with David Noll, associate dean for faculty research and development and a professor of law at Rutgers University, conducted by Scott Harris

If Kamala Wins, Trump-GOP Have a Plan to Subvert Election Outcome

Interview with Teddy Wilson, a journalist and researcher on the U.S. radical right, conducted by Scott Harris

Last Week on Counterpoint

Media’s Credulous Coverage of Trump’s Candidacy is Journalistic Malpractice

Chris Lehmann discusses his recent article, “The Press Needs to Start Taking Trump Literally,” addressing the media’s coverage of Trump’s unhinged and dangerous comments...

Israel Appears to Be Provoking War with Iran that Could Draw In U.S.

Josh Ruebner discusses the ramifications of Israel's killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the rising death toll in Israel's invasion of Lebanon, Biden/Harris administration...

Rev. William Barber on the Intersection between Faith and Social Justice

In the speech Rev. William Barber, Ph.D. talks about the intersection between faith and morality, and the issues of labor rights, universal health care,...

Naming 7 Corporations Undermining Democracy Worldwide

Olivia Rosane discusses her recent article, "Meet the 7 Corporations Doing the Most to Undermine Democracy Worldwide," touching on the role of corporate America...

Special Feature

Jacobin’s Branko Marcetic: Will Biden’s Gaza Policy Tank Kamala’s Election Chances?

The Resistance Roundtable show interviews Branko Marcetic, who discusses his recent Jacobin magazine articles on Biden's horrific Gaza policy and the apparent decision by the Harris campaign to keep Tim Walz off the campaign trail.

Interview by Scott Harris, Richard Hill and Ruthanne Baumgartner, Oct. 12, 2024

SUPPORT GIVING VOICE

TO PROGRESSIVE IDEAS

PLEASE DONATE NOW

SPECIAL PROGRAMMING

Between The Lines – Oct. 30, 2024 – Full Show


Subscribe to our Podcast

Subscribe to our Email List:

 

Special Compilations

Blog: Leaves and Fishes

Anatomy of a Crime

Forest and the Trees

Blogs

SPECIAL PREPORTS

KAMALA HARRIS

How to Make Kamala More Progressive?

Neil Meyer, contributing writer to Jacobin Magazine, discusses his recent article, "The Left Needs a Real Strategy for a Harris Presidency," spelling out a...

Monthly Labor Report — Edition #12 — Labor and the Election

Economist and labor historian Michael Zweig discusses the latest developments on the labor front with host Richard Hill on WPKN RadioInterview conducted on Sept....

The Election and the Coming Storm in the Middle East

Stuart Lawrence, a Washington, D.C.-based political consultant, discusses the current political landscape and assesses the Harris-Walz chances in the upcoming presidential election.Phyllis Bennis, a...

Monthly Labor Report — Edition #11 — The De-regulated State

Economist Michael Zweig and labor activist Bill Fletcher Jr. analyze two momentous recent Supreme Court rulings that effectively curtail federal regulation of corporate activity...

Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine

Timely, in-depth progressive news and views underreported in mainstream, corporate media BTLonline.org, distributed by 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization Squeaky Wheel Productions at http://SqueakyWheel.net.
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine2 weeks ago
Virginia ratified the Equal Rights Amendment in 2020, meeting the required 3/4 ratification of all states. Will President Biden officially make it the 28th Amendment by ordering the National Archivist to publish it in the Federal Register before he leaves office, as he said in an interview that he hoped to do so? #ERA #ERANow

For more information, see Scott Harris' interview with Kate Kelly, of Center for American Progress: https://btlonline.org/campaign-urges-biden-to-publish-equal-rights-amendment-before-leaving-office/
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine2 weeks ago
Democrats need a new strategy to deal with the new disinformation era.

Listen to Between The Lines' interview with
John Stoehr, The Editorial board at
https://btlonline.org/americas-broken-media-landscape-promotes-rightwing-disinformation-impacts-election-outcomes/ #enddisinformation #disinformation #media
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine3 weeks ago
Is Israel committing international crimes against humanity in #Syria? More info from Phyllis Bennis, fellow at Institute for Policy Studies at: https://btlonline.org/unanswered-questions-persist-after-the-sudden-overthrow-of-syrias-al-assad-regime/
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine