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Counterpoint 06-30-25 Scott Harris talks w Sarah Kendzior on Trump mafia state attack on democracy; Why Evangelicals want war with Iran; Zohran Mamdani's surprise win in NYC's mayoral primary; The consequences of SCOTUS ruling on birthright citizenship

COUNTERPOINT RADIO, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 – 9:30 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.orgSome segments featured on Counterpoint are edited for re-broadcast on the syndicated Between The Lines radio news magazine. Visit their web site at http://www.btlonline.org for free subscriptions to mp3 - podcast audio files, program summaries and interview transcripts. An archive of current and past Counterpoint interviews are accessible for free at our Counterpoint Radio web site: http://counterpointradio.org The full 1.5 hour unedited program can be accessed for a 2 week period after the show, at the WPKN Radio archives: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/search/counterpoint 1) Sarah Kendzior, author of four bestselling books including, “They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent,” and her latest, "The Last American Road Trip," talks about the Trump - GOP mafia state's aggressive attack on the U.S. constitution, rule of law and dissent, as the regime deploys National Guard troops and the Marines to U.S. cities and instigates war (with Israel) against Iran. 2) Amanda Marcotte, a senior politics writer at Salon.com and author of "Troll Nation: How The Right Became Trump-Worshipping Monsters Set On Rat-F*cking Liberals, America, and Truth Itself," talks about her recent commentary, "Evangelicals push Trump into conflict with Iran," making the case that the Christian right remains Trump's most important constituency. 3) India Walton, senior strategist with RootsAction.org, won the Democratic primary for mayor of Buffalo, N.Y. in 2021, but lost the general election after establishment Democrats, Republicans and the city's business sector pulled out all the stops to defeat her.  She'll discuss Zohran Mamdani's apparent and historic victory in the New York City primary election, and the attacks and obstacles he'll likely face in the general election campaign as the Democratic Party establishment, their corporate allies and Wall Street attempt to smear Zohran as a "dangerous Muslim socialist." 4) Dulce Guzman, Executive Director of Alianza Americas discusses her group's response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limits the power of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions, without addressing the constitutionality of Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.  She'll also talk about the next steps in defending the U.S. Constitution from Trump regime authoritarian rule.
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