Alexis Tsipras, a member of the Hellenic parliament, president of the Synaspismos political party since 2008, head of the SYRIZA parliamentary group since 2009, and leader of the Opposition since June 2012. SYRIZA currently leads in Greek opinion polls.
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Scott's most recent Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists Award 2011:
Reporting / In-Depth Series; Radio
First place: "Occupy Wall Street: The birth of a movement for the 99%; Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine; Scott Harris
"The Rogue World Order: Connecting the Dots Between Trump, Flynn, Bannon, Spencer, Dugin Putin," by Anna Manzo (GlobalHealing), Daily Kos, Feb. 13, 2017
"Widespread Resistance Begins to Trump's Muslim Travel Ban at U.S. Airports," by Anna Manzo (GlobalHealing), Daily Kos, Jan. 28, 2017
"MSNBC Editor: Women's March is a Revival of the Progressive Movement," by Anna Manzo (GlobalHealing), Daily Kos, Jan. 24, 2017
"Cornering Trump," by Reginald Johnson, Jan. 19, 2017
"Free Leonard Peltier," by Reginald Johnson, Jan. 6, 2016
"For Natives, a "Day of Mourning"by Reginald Johnson, November 23, 2016
"A Bitter Harvest" by Reginald Johnson, Nov. 15, 2016
Noam Chomsky on the Occupy Wall Street movement
Noam Chomsky is linguistics and philosophy professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Author of nearly 100 books, Chomsky is one of the world's most widely read progressive dissident intellectuals. He talks about his new book, "Occupy," about the Occupy Wall Street movement and the wider issues of class warfare in the America today.
Listen to this interview (June 6, 2011)
MP3: Nathan Schneider
(www.wagingnonviolence.org)
has been reporting on the OWS movement from its first days in August,
2011. In this April 3, 2012 interview, Richard Hill asks him to assess
the on-going debate in the movement between those espousing a strict
adherence to non-violence principles and practices and those advocating
a 'diversity of tactics', Interview conducted by Richard Hill, WPKN
"MP3 Audio of Four Panel Discussions from the Left Forum", produced by Scott Harris, March 20, 2010, Pace University, New York, NY
A compilation of activist and news sites with a progressive point of view
Show date: July 30, 2012
Interview with James S. Henry, Former chief economist at the international consultancy firm McKinsey & Colead and researcher for the Tax Justice Network's report titled, "The Price of Offshore Revisited,"
James S. Henry investigates the extent to which the super rich around the world have hidden their money from national taxes. Henry estimates that as much as $32 trillion worth of assets have been hidden in secret offshore accounts and thus evaded taxation.
See BTL page for full description, subject links and edited audio
Interview with Jamie Henn, U.S. communications manager with the climate change group 350.org
Jamie Henn discusses the current status of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, the project's impact on climate change and plans for direct action this summer to disrupt construction of the lower leg of the pipeline project.
Interview with Miriam Pemberton, a research fellow for the Peace and Security Program at the Institute for Policy Studies
Miriam Pemberton talks about the GOP-controlled House of Representatives' passage of an additional $3 billion to the Pentagon adding to a military budget already far and away the largest in the world.
Interview with Ted Lewis, human rights director with the social justice group Global Exchange
Ted Lewis talks about the upcoming Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity, which will tour the U.S. from Aug. 12 to Sept. 12, calling for an end to gun trafficking that has contributed to the killing of tens of thousands in Mexico's drug war, alternatives to drug prohibition laws, and the need to promote bilateral human rights.
See BTL page for full description, subject links and edited audio