Counterpoint 06-23-25 Scott Harris Discusses: Trump's Bombing Of Iran An Echo Of Disastrous Iraq War; Trump & MAGA's Embrace Of Political Violence Kills; Democrats Must Adopt Progressive Agenda To Protect Democracy; Danbury CT Activists Counter ICE Raids Counterpoint With Scott Harris podcast

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Counterpoint 06-23-25 Scott Harris discusses: Trump's Bombing of Iran an Echo of Disastrous Iraq War; Trump & MAGA's Embrace of Political Violence Kills; Democrats Must Adopt Progressive Agenda to Protect Democracy; Danbury CT Activists Counter ICE Raids

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1) Trump's Bombing of Iran an Echo of Disastrous Iraq War

Phyllis Bennis, director of the Institute for Policy Studies’ New Internationalism Project, talks about President Trump's decision to launch of air strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities, the ongoing Israel-Iran air battle, and the danger that Trump's entry into the conflict could ignite a dangerous regional war.

2) Trump & MAGA's Embrace of Political Violence Kills

David Schultz, Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Political Science, Environmental Studies, and Legal Studies at Hamline University, discusses his recent Counterpunch article, "The Tragedy of Political Violence: It Works," recounting how violence has played a critical role in shaping history across the world and here in the U.S. He’ll examine Donald Trump and the Republican Party’s embrace and normalization of political violence, such as the January 6th Capitol insurrection and the more recent deployment of U.S. military forces to suppress anti-Trump/ICE protests in Los Angeles, and how Trump’s MAGA movement could employ political violence to extinguish U.S. democracy.

3) Democrats Must Adopt Progressive Economic Agenda to Defeat Trump and Protect Democracy

Norman Solomon, co-founder of RootsAction.org, executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy and author talks about the recent massive June 14th nationwide anti-Trump protests, and his recent commentary, "No Kings Day' was historic: Now we need a powerful — and independent — movement against Trump," discussing the strategies and tactics necessary to stop the Trump-GOP march toward fascism.

4) Danbury CT Immigration Activists Organize the Community to Counter ICE Deportation Raids

Carolina Bortolleto, co-founder and Co-Executive Director with Connecticut Students for a Dream, and immigrant rights activist Juliana Soares discuss recent ICE deportation raids in Danbury and elsewhere in Connecticut, the Danbury community's response, and demands issued by Danbury Unites for Immigrants, a collective of local immigrant community leaders.

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