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: Aug. 27, 2012
Interview with Jodi Jacobson, editor-in-chief, of the group RH Reality Check
Jodi Jacobson edits an online community publication serving persons and organizations committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights. Jacobson discusses GOP vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan's record - and the GOP/Romney-Ryan campaign's positions on women's reproductive rights.
Interview with Randy Albelda, professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts
Randy Albelda talks about the current state of the U.S. federal welfare/TANF system and assesses the effect of reforms instituted under Bill Clinton and the use of welfare issues by Mitt Romney in the current presidential campaign.
An excerpt of this interview was featured on the nationally syndicated Between The Lines radio newsmagazine show. See the BTL page for full description, subject links and edited audio
Interview with Jonathan Schwarz, researcher and producer with award-winning documentary film maker Michael Moore's Dog Eat Dog Film company
Jonathan Schwarz examines the flawed news coverage of Ecuador's granting political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at its London embassy and the health of investigative journalism in the U.S. today.
An excerpt of this interview was featured on the nationally syndicated Between The Lines radio newsmagazine show. See the BTL page for full description, subject links and edited audio
Interview with Deborah Chernoff, New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199 SEIU
Deborah Chernoff describes the reasons why 600 workers at five Connecticut nursing homes went out on strike on July 3, after the facility's owner, Health Bridge Management, eliminated six paid sick days, one week of vacation, froze pensions and required many workers to pay as much as $6,000 more a year for family health insurance coverage.