Eight ways to respond to Trump victory; Why Trump voters should understand Americans who oppose their convicted felon president; Trump plans more tax cuts for the rich; CT groups prepare for Trump's mass deportations

Counterpoint with Scott Harris

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1) Eight Ways to Respond to Trump Election Victory Over the Next 4 Years

David Pepper, former chair of the Ohio Democratic party, publisher of the 'Pepperspectives' substack newsletter and author of, "2025," "Saving Democracy," and "Laboratories of Autocracy." He'll discuss his post-election column, "Resolve: 8 Reasons That Keep Me Going," and analysis of Trump's 2025 agenda and what effective resistance would look like.

2) Why Trump Voters Should Better Understand Americans Who Oppose Their Convicted Felon President

Wajahat Ali, author of “Go Back to Where You Came From,” and creator of The Left Hook Substack page, discusses his timely, incisive column, "When Will Trump Voters Be Asked To Reach Out and Understand The Rest of Us?" - and other issues related to the danger to U.S. democracy posed by Trump regime 2.0.

3) Surprise: Trump Plans More Tax Cuts for the Rich, Budget Cuts for the Rest of Us

Will Rice, a consultant with Americans for Tax Fairness, discusses the group's work raising the alarm about what Trump and the Republicans have planned to make the U.S. tax system even more unfair for working families, with deeper tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and corporations -- as they build a government captured by right wing billionaires and oligarchs.

4) Connecticut Groups Prepare to Resist Trump Mass Deportations

John Lugo, Community Organizing Director with Unidad Latina en Accion, and Carolina Bortoletto, co-founder of CT Students for a Dream, discuss President-elect Trump's demonization of migrants, and preparations local organizations are making to defend the state's immigrant residents in the face of Trump's campaign pledge to conduct the largest mass deportation of undocumented immigrants in U.S. history. He’ll also address what CT State government and CT Governor Ned Lamont can do to Trump-proof the state.