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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.
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Show date: March 11, 2013

Gregory Wilpert: Assessing the Legacy of Venezuela's Late President Hugo Chavez

Interview with Gregory Wilpert, co-founder of Venezuelanalysis.com and author of "Changing Venezuela by Taking Power: The History and Policies of the Chavez Government"
Gregory Wilpert recently wrote the piece "Democracy, Elections and Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution." He lived in Venezuela from 2000 and 2008 and is now an adjunct professor of political science at Brooklyn College. Here he assesses the political and economic situation in Venezuela after the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
See BTL page for full description, subject links and edited audio

Robert Naiman: Brennan CIA Confirmation Hearing Breaks Bipartisan Silence on U.S. Drone Warfare Program

Interview with Robert Naiman, director of Just Foreign Policy and editor of the group's Just Foreign Policy daily news summary
Robert Naiman has worked as a policy analyst and researcher at the Center for Economic and Policy Research and Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch. He discusses his recent article, "What Rand Paul and Ted Cruz Exposed About the Drone Strikes."

Karl Grossman: President Obama's Nominee to Head Energy Department Promotes Nuclear Power and Natural Gas Fracking

Interview with Karl Grossman, professor of journalism at the State University of New York College at Old Westbury, the recipient of the George Polk Award and author of "Cover Up: What You Are Not Supposed to Know About Nuclear Power"
Karl Grossman discusses his recent article, "Obama’s Department of Fracking and Nukes," which covers President Obama's nomination of Ernest Moniz as his new energy secretary, and its significance for the future of economic interests which advocate a revival of the nuclear power industry, government policy on natural gas fracking and climate change.

Craig Rosebraugh: New Documentary Film "Greedy Lying Bastards" Investigates Fossil Fuel Industry's Power and Influence on Climate Change Policy

Interview with Craig Rosebraugh, director of "Greedy Lying Bastards"
Craig Rosebraugh discusses his new documentary's investigation into the power and dominance of the fossil fuel industry, which was filmed in 14 different countries. The film covers corporate power, corrupt politics, media complicity, science and the filmmaker's desired impact on our national debate over climate change.
See BTL page for full description, subject links and edited audio

Recent Shows

March

March 4, 2013

David H. Gans: Supreme Court Challenge to 1965 Voting Rights Act Ignores Present Day Pattern of Voter Discrimination
Nadia Kayyali: Citing Secrecy and National Security, High Court Blocks Lawsuit Targeting U.S. Warrantless Surveillance Program
Nathan Fuller: Army Pfc. Bradley Manning Pleads Guilty to Ten Charges, Explains Motive for Release of Classified Documents to WikiLeaks
Lindsay Farrell: Coalition of Labor and Progressive Groups Push for Increase in Connecticut's Minimum Wage

February

Feb. 25, 2013

Peter Kuznick: Film series and Book Examine "The Untold History of the United States"
Lisa Graves: Investigation Reveals Interests Behind Astroturf "Fix the Debt" Campaign to Slash Nation's Social Safety Net
Chris Hebdon: Student-Community Opposition Mobilizes Against Planned Pentagon-Funded Yale Program Researching Interrogation Techniques for the U.S. Military

Feb. 18, 2013

Sam Pizzigati: Assessing President Obama's 2nd Term Agenda Addressing Growing U.S. Economic Inequality
Matt Wall: Progressive Groups and Legislators Campaign to Stop Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security Benefit Cuts in Sequester Negotiations
Leslie Cagan and Bill Fletcher: Reflections on 10th Anniversary of Feb. 15th 2003 Massive Global Protests to Prevent Iraq War
Beth Beisel: GMO Free CT Launches Effort to Mandate Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods in Connecticut

Feb. 11, 2013

Brett Kaufman: Leaked White House Guidelines for Drones Targeting U.S. Citizens Vague and Arbitrary
Akhil Reed Amar: U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to 1965 Voting Rights Act that Defended Against Discriminatory Voter Suppression Laws
Carl J. Mayer: New Court Hearing Set for Hedges vs. Obama Lawsuit Over NDAA Federal Power to Indefinitely Detain U.S. Citizens
Meg Staunton and Nancy Lefkowitz: March for Change Organizes Feb. 14 Rally in Hartford, Advocates for Stricter Gun Legislation in Connecticut

Feb. 4, 2013

Maegan Ortiz: Punitive Action a Major Feature of 2013 Proposed Immigration Reform Legislation
Kristin Bricker: Mexico's Zapatista Rebel Movement Emerges from the Chiapas Jungle with a Show of Force
Arun Gupta: Post-Hurricane Sandy Flood Mitigation Projects Could "Drown" New York City's Poor
Martin Smith: "The Untouchables": Frontline Investigates Why the Federal Government Failed to Prosecute Wall Street and Bank Executives Linked to Economic Crash

January

Jan. 28, 2013

David Johnson: Unions Need to Transform Into Broader Social Movement to Reverse Dangerous Loss in Membership
Ladd Everitt: Activists Prepare for Tough Fight on Winning Passage of Gun Control Bills in Congress
Phyllis Bennis: Israeli Elections Change Little on Prospects for New Peace Talks with Palestinians
Alexis Tsipras: Head of Greece's Leading Left Party Coalition on Anti-Austerity Politics in Greece, Europe and Beyond

Jan. 21, 2013

Tim Sullivan: “State of the Dream 2013" Report Finds Racial Wealth Divide Fueled by Housing Cras
Aquene Freechild: "Money Out/Voters In" Day of Action Protests Supreme Court Citizens United Ruling Allowing Unlimited, Unaccountable Money in U.S. Elections
Medea Benjamin: U.S. Drone Strikes Breed Hatred; Serve as Recruitment Tool for America’s Enemies
Richard Brodsky: Federal Appeals Court Ruling on Indian Point Nuclear Plant May Have Wide Implications for Nation's Nuclear industry

Jan. 14, 2013

Glenn Greenwald: Obama Continues and Deepens Bush-Era Civil Liberties/Due Process Violations
Norman Solomon: House Progressive Caucus Enables Obama's Concessions to Tea Party GOP Demands
Eva Golinger: Opposition Reacts to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s Grave Health Situation With Demand for New Election
Meg Staunton and Nancy Lefkowitz: March Advocating Stronger Connecticut Gun Control Laws Planned in Hartford on Feb. 14

Jan. 7, 2013

Richard Eskow: White House–Congressional Fiscal Cliff Deal Comes at High Price
Robert Mazur: Government Refusal to Prosecute Big Bank Executives for Money Laundering Presents Moral Hazard, Breeds Corruption
Heather Benno: FBI Documents Confirm Government Collaborated with Big Banks to Spy on Occupy Wall Street Movement
Raed Jarrar: Sectarian Violence and Growing Protests Plague Iraq One Year after Withdrawal of U.S. Combat Troops

December

Dec. 24, 2012

Lisa Graves: Unholy Alliance: The disturbing relationship between the NRA and ALEC
Matt Wall: Progressive legislators/activists oppose Obama’s fiscal cliff proposal to cut Social Security benefits
Glenn Greenwald: Civil liberties erosion in President Obama’s second term will continue unless citizens mobilize
Josh Stearns: FCC rules change would further consolidate media ownership, reduce diversity

Dec. 17, 2012

Josh Eidelson: Walmart workers organize international day of protest
Lori Wallach: Secretly negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement prioritizes corporate power over governments
Eric LeCompte: Closing offshore corporate tax loopholes should play a key role in fiscal cliff budget negotiations
Joshua Horwitz: Will the slaughter of the innocents in Newtown, Conn. be a catalyst for stricter gun laws?

Dec. 3, 2012

John Quigley: Defying U.S. and Israel, U.N. votes to recognize Palestine as a 'nonmember observer state'
Alex Lawson: Progressive coalition moves to protect social safety net programs in fiscal cliff negotiations
Kevin Gosztola: Whistleblower protection on U.S. crimes key issue in Bradley Manning trial
David Swanson: Movement opposing U.S. drone program questions legality of President Obama's 'kill list'

November

Nov. 26, 2012

Cindy and Craig Corrie: Slain peace activist Rachel Corrie's parents reflect on Gaza visit just before Israeli assault
Keesha Gaskins: Campaign gears up to challenge GOP voter suppression tactics
Tyson Slocum: Gas/oil price spikes result of energy market manipulation
David Bacon: Walmart workers launch job actions across the nation

Nov. 19, 2012

Max Richtman: After delivering critical votes for Obama, labor moves on post-election agenda
Phyllis Bennis: Israeli occupation and blockade is root cause of Gaza conflict
Richard Wolff: Europeans continue to resist austerity policies across the continent
Laura Gottesdiener: NYC Occupy's Hurricane Sandy relief effort exposes post-disaster exploitation

Nov. 12, 2012

Bill Fletcher Jr.: Views on the post-election agenda for labor and progressive activists
Terry O'Neill: GOP 'War on Women' provokes backlash at polls
Eric Laursen: Post-election debate joined on the future of Social Security and Medicare
Lindsay Farrell: Working Families Party sets plans and priorities, inside and outside Connecticut legislature

Nov. 5, 2012

Christian Dorsey: The decades-long conservative political attack on government continues
Nick Nyhart: In wake of 2012 election's record-breaking campaign spending, public may be ready to demand reform
Chuck Collins: 2012 campaign candidates ignore growing economic inequality
Eric Boehlert: Media focus on election polls and gaffes crowd out substantive coverage of critical issues

October

Oct. 29, 2012

Chuck Collins: 2012 campaign candidates ignore growing economic inequality
Nick Nyhart: In wake of 2012 election's record-breaking campaign spending, public may be ready to demand reform
Eric Boehlert: Media focus on election polls and gaffes crowd out substantive coverage of critical issues
Frederick Clarkson: The role of the Christian Right in this year's election campaign

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