Counterpoint with Scott Harris
This week’s guests:
- Abba A. Solomon is an author and researcher of the history of American Jews and Zionism. His latest book is a collection of essays titled, “The Miasma of Unity: Jews and Israel.” He’ll discuss his recent article, “Endangered and Dangerous Israel, Endangering Jews.”
- David Pepper, former chairperson of the Ohio Democratic party and author of, “Saving Democracy: A User’s Manual for Every American,” discusses the work he and others in Ohio did to ensure approval of a constitutional amendment referendum question guaranteeing access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care. He’ll also share what activists in other states can learn from Ohio.
- Samir Jain, vice president of policy for the Center for Democracy & Technology, talks about his group’s view of President Biden’s recent Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, and CDT’s goals in government regulation of AI.
- Attorney Bill Bloss, who represents Bridgeport, CT mayoral candidate John Gomes, talks about video surveillance of illegal ballot harvesting in the Sept. 12th primary, where Gomes lost to incumbent Mayor Joe Ganim by 251 votes. In response to a lawsuit filed by Gomes, Superior Court Judge William Clark ordered a new primary election, at a date to be announced, despite Ganim’s victory in the Nov. 7th general election.
Monday, November 13 at 8:00 PM and in the WPKN archive.