Join Richard Hill, Joseph Celli, Andrew Weeks, Anna Manzo, Ralph Nader, Medea Benjamin, Richard Wolff and Scott Harris for WPKN's special election night coverage 8:00 to 11:00 pm EST Streaming at WPKN.org 89.5 FM Bgpt CT.

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.org

1) Michael Sozan, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, is co-author of a recent article offering a comprehensive examination of Trump’s multi-pronged plot to subvert this November’s midterm election. He'll discuss his current assessment of the danger posed by Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans to the free and fair administration of the election, and the preparations being made to resist/repel attempts to subvert the outcome by Democrats and democracy defender groups across the country.

2) Carol Evans, Vice President of Policy with Common Cause discusses her group's work to protect the midterm election from interference and manipulation by the Trump administration and Republican Party which have together taken multiple steps to subvert the outcome of the Nov. 3rd vote.

3) Lauren Miller Karalunas, senior counsel with the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program, discusses growing concern and evidence that the Trump administration is employing a strategy to block states from certifying election winners in order to prevent Democrats from taking control of the House and/or Senate.

4) Filmmaker and journalist Greg Palast, author of several New York Times bestsellers including The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, talks about his recent investigations into voter suppression, mass purges of eligible voters, GOP dirty tricks being employed in the 2026 midterm election campaign, & his hopes and fears about the U.S. election.

Some 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

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.org

1) Jennifer Loewenstein, former associate director of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses Israel's October 27th election, Trump's latest threat to escalate his war against Iran, the renewed Houthi-Saudi conflict, and the ongoing blockade of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.

2) Shilpa Jindia, Policy Council with the media and democracy group Free Press, talks about her group's recent report, "Enemies of the State: NSPM-7 and the Trump Plan to Crush Dissent," which she co-authored, that warns that the Trump administration has established a coordinated federal strategy to criminalize political dissent, intimidate opposition groups and undermine constitutional protections for free speech and assembly.

3) Jawanza James Williams, Lead fightback campaigner with Popular Democracy, discusses a coalition of groups that organized a recent protest action at JPMorgan Chase calling on the company to sign the Business for Democracy Pledge. The Pledge commits companies to publicly support free and fair elections, and oppose efforts by Donald Trump and his administration to interfere with, and manipulate the outcome of the midterm election.

4) Faith Kasor, founder and president of Girl Uplift Inc. a non-profit organization based in CT, talks about her group's work in Liberia, West Africa to educate, inspire, and empower young women and girls through scholarships, leadership programs, and health and wellness workshops. Girl Uplift's annual Gala Dinner Ball will take place on Saturday, November 7th.

Some 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