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Alexis Tsipras: "Anti-Austerity Politics in Greece, Europe and Beyond"

A talk by the leader of Greece's leading Left Party Coalition, on recorded on Jan. 25, 2013 at The City University of New York, in a program sponsored by CUNY's Center for the Study of Culture, Technology, and Work.

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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chomsky 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

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"MP3 Audio of Four Panel Discussions from the Left Forum", produced by Scott Harris, March 20, 2010, Pace University, New York, NY

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This Week on Counterpoint

Show date: Oct. 29, 2012

Chuck Collins: 2012 campaign candidates ignore growing economic inequality

Interview with Chuck Collins, a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and director of the group's Program on Inequality and the Common Good.
Chuck Collins, a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and director of the group's Program on Inequality and the Common Good. He is the author of several books, including, "Economic Apartheid in America: A Primer on Economic Inequality and Insecurity." Chuck will examine how the issue of growing economic inequality has been addressed, (or not) in the presidential election campaign -- along with a summary of IPS's recent, "Congressional Report Card for the 99 Percent."
See BTL page for full description, subject links and edited audio

Nick Nyhart: In wake of 2012 election's record-breaking campaign spending, public may be ready to demand reform

Interview with Nick Nyhart, president and CEO of the group Public Campaign
Nick Nyhart discusses the record-breaking amounts of money spent in the election campaign this year, much of it unaccountable and anonymous thanks to the Supreme Court Citizens United decision. The discussion will also focus on how progressives should confront that issue after the Nov. 6 election as well as a review of the recent Corporate Reform Coalition poll regarding public opinion on corporate money in politics. (Web preview, not broadcast until following week)
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Eric Boehlert: Media focus on election polls and gaffes crowd out substantive coverage of critical issues

Interview with Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America's Senior Fellow Eric Boehlert, author of "Bloggers On the Bus: How The Internet Changes Politics and the Press," and "Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush"
Eric Boehlert assesses corporate media's coverage of this year's presidential election, focusing on accurate fact checking, avoidance of narrow horse race reporting – and moving beyond the beltway's favorite issues.

Frederick Clarkson: The role of the Christian Right in this year's election campaign

Interview with Frederick Clarkson, senior fellow at Political Research Associates, a member of the Public Eye editorial board and editor of "Dispatches from the Religious Left: The Future of Faith and Politics in America," and the author of "Eternal Hostility: The Struggle Between Theocracy and Democracy."
Frederick Clarkson talks about the role of the Christian Right in this year's election campaign, with a focus on the extreme positions taken by many GOP candidates on reproductive rights and a recent Christian right political rally in Philadelphia.
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Recent Shows

October

Oct. 22, 2012

Bob Edgar: Progressive and civil rights groups challenge voter ID laws
Judy Bello: U.S. drone strikes create enemies among civilian population in Pakistan
Jeff Rousset: Prometheus Radio Project works to expand grassroots community radio
Henry Lowendorf: New Haven, Conn. referendum calls for federal military funds to be reallocated to meet pressing human needs

Oct. 15, 2012

Jesse Lava: "Koch Brothers Exposed."
William D. Hartung: Issues that likely won't be addressed by the candidates or moderators
Eric Kingson: The future of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

Oct. 8, 2012

Greg Palast: The corruption and failings of U.S. democracy and electoral system
Rocky Anderson: U.S. militarism; unchecked corporate power and the corruption of Congress
Mark Weisbrot: Venezuelan President's election victory

Oct. 1, 2012

Marge Baker: Critical judicial issues at stake in the presidential election
Robert L. Borosage: No Grand Bargain Without A Jobs Trigger"
George Farah: How the Republican and Democratic Parties Secretly Control the Presidential Debates
Wade Gibson: "Poverty, Median Income, and Health Insurance in Connecticut

September

Sept. 24, 2012

Ben Beachy: The major issues of jobs, lack of transparency and the role of corporate lobbyists
Richard D. Wolff: Mitt Romney's secretly video taped comments
Jonathan Brater: Voter suppression laws in states round the country
Jamal Abdi: The rising tension between the Obama administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netnayahu

Sept. 17, 2012

Chris Toensing: The violence in Libya, Egypt and protests in dozens of other nations
Marjorie Cohn: The recent federal court ruling blocking enforcement of a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act
Michael Zweig: The Chicago teacher's strike and its wider significance

Sept. 10, 2012

John Feffer: Obama's foreign policy record; Mitt Romney's foreign policy positions.
Kevin Gray: The issues of poverty and double digit unemployment among African Americans and Latinos.
Bob Cash: Transparency from participants in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations
Marisa Holmes: Occupy Wall Street movement participates in protests at the National Conventions

Sept. 3, 2012

Steve Early: Labor's role in the U.S. election campaign
Peter Hart: FAIR looks at the shallow media coverage
Ruth Conniff: Paul Ryan's record as a Wisconsin congressman

August

Aug. 27, 2012

Jodi Jacobson: Paul Ryan: women's reproductive rights.
Randy Albelda: Mitt Romney's attack on the nation's social safety net in the current presidential campaign
Jonathan Schwarz: The flawed news coverage of Ecuador's offer of political asylum to WikiLeaks founder
Deborah Chernoff: The reasons why 600 workers at five Connecticut nursing homes went out on strike

Aug. 20, 2012

Dean Baker: The impact Mitt Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate will have on the national debate over Medicare
Scott Klinger: How our Tax Dollars Subsidize Exorbitant Executive Pay
Eric Holt-Gimenez: How the U.S. drought and commodity price speculation have spiked global food prices
Jackie DiSalvo: Labor's relationship with Occupy Wall Street movement

Aug. 13, 2012

Callers' Commentary: Mitt Romney Vice Presidential pick, Paul Ryan
Leonard Eiger: Anti-nuclear activists were arrested and face jail time and fines.
Leah Bolger: Recent report challenging U.S. police aggression against peaceful protesters.
Gene Stone: The upcoming Rally for a Nuclear Free Future

July

July 30, 2012

James S. Henry: An investigation on how the super rich around the world hide their wealth from national taxes
Jamie Henn: Activists plan direct action protests to disrupt construction of tar sands pipeline
Miriam Pemberton: GOP-controlled House of Representatives approves billions for Pentagon
Ted Lewis: Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity, plans tour calling for an end to gun trafficking and violence

July 23, 2012

Ron Jacobs: An examination of the geopolitical war being played out in Syria
Jill Stein: Green Party Presidential candidate talks about the failings of the U.S. electoral system
Joanne Landy: Greek movements resisting austerity
Lindsay Farrell: An assessment of Connecticut Gov. Malloy's administration.

July 16, 2012

Baher Azmy: Center for Constitutional Rights continues its efforts to release detainees held at the Guantanamo U.S. detention center
Marge Baker: Broad coalition works to overturn Supreme Court's Citizens United campaign finance ruling
Nic Riley: New restrictive GOP-backed state voter ID laws challenged in the courts
Lee Tien: Lawsuit against warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens

July 9, 2012

Karen Perry Stillerman: Union of Concerned Scientists slams Monsanto Corporation for false claims on GMO crops
Peter Maybarduk: U.S. and eight other Pacific Rim nations conduct secret negotiations on Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement in San Diego
Sanjeev Bery: Amnesty International calls for unified global action to quell the escalating violence engulfing Syria
Robert Scheer: "Crime of the Century," The LIBOR bank scandal exposes widespread corruption on Wall Street

July 2, 2012

Steffie Woolhandler: Single Payer Health Care Advocate Assesses Supreme Court ruling
Bill Chandler: Supreme Court ruling on Arizona's immigration law
Arnie Gundersen: The current status of Japan's failed Fukushima nuclear plant
Bruce Barrett: Israel-Palestine peace focus of 3rd annual IWagePeace Walk in New Haven July 16, 2012