News and Public Affairs 5-3-2021

News and Public Affairs 5-3-2021

2021-05-03T08:00:03-04:00May 3rd, 2021|Blog, Weekly Guests|Comments Off on News and Public Affairs 5-3-2021

Counterpoint with Scott Harris

1) William Rivers Pitt, senior editor and lead columnist with Truthout.org, talks about the important issues raised in his recent article, “Biden’s Speech Pointed to a Possible End to Reagan’s Rancid Legacy,” and the role the nation’s progressive movement has played in Biden’s presidency thus far.

2) Margaret Kwateng, Green New Deal National Organizer with Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, discusses her group’s assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the Biden administration’s initiatives to address the climate crisis thus far, and her group’s support for the proposed legislation known as the THRIVE Act.

3) Max Moran, Research Director with the personnel team at the Revolving Door Project at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, talks about his group’s recent report, “Corporate Capture Report Card: Day 100 How has the Biden administration fared thus far at preventing corporate capture?”

4) Andy Piascik, a long-time activist and award-winning author whose most recent book is the novel, “In Motion,” talks about his recent article, “White Supremacist Organizations and White Workers,” published by Znet and CounterPunch

Monday, May 3, 8 pm and archived.

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