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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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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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This Week on Counterpoint

Show date: May 20, 2013

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Recent Shows

May

May 13, 2013

• Mark Jaycox:  Obama Administration Wiretaps Associated Press Reporters, Seeks New Rules to Make Internet Surveillance Easier
• Leah Bolger:  Green Party Shadow Cabinet Strongly Opposes U.S. Intervention in Syrian Civil War
• Carlos Warner:  Guantanamo Defense Lawyer Decries Conditions that Led to Detainee Hunger Strike
• Andrew Hiller:  Occupy Wall Street's "Strike Debt" Campaign Employs Creative Solutions to Address America's Growing Personal Debt Crisis

May 6, 2013

• Gar Alperovitz:  Alternatives to Our Current Failing System
• Sarah Anderson:  Corporate CEOs Advocating Austerity Policies Receive Millions in Taxpayer Subsidized Stock Options
• Michael Figura:  Guantanamo Detainee Hunger Strike Provokes Renewed Attention on Need to Close the Detention Camp
• Nastaran Mohit:  May Day Protests Highlight Occupy Wall Street Movement's Evolution Toward Multi-Issue Organizing

April

April 29, 2013

• Frances Moore Lappé:  New Mindset Needed to Effectively Protect Planet's Ecosystem
• Alka Pradhan:  Bipartisan Panel Finds U.S. Officials Authorized Torture for Post-9/11 Detainees
• Charles Kernaghan:  Garment Industry Sweatshop Conditions Led to Tragic Loss of Lives in Bangladesh Building Collapse
• Lindsay Farrell:  Connecticut Legislature Proposes Bill that Would Hamper Minor Parties' Ability to Compete in State Elections

April 22, 2013

• Terry Kay Rockefeller:  Boston Sister of 9/11 Victim Urges Nonviolent Response to Marathon Bombing
• Ladd Everitt:  U.S. Senate's Failure to Pass Popular Universal Gun Background Check Bill Moves Battle to 2014 Election Campaign
• Laura Cahue:  Congress to Consider Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill with Path to Citizenship
• Mark Weisbrot:  Obama Administration's Meddling in Venezuelan Presidential Election Result Provokes Opposition Across Latin America

April 15, 2013

• Adam Green:  Bold Progressives Threaten to Launch Primary Challenges to Democratic Lawmakers Supporting Social Security, Medicare Cuts
• Michael Hudson:  Investigation Reveals Hidden Network of Wealthy Who Use Global Tax Shelters
• Mattea Kramer:  Tax Day 2013: Imagine if Your Priorities were Reflected in U.S. Federal Budget
• Imani Altemus-Williams:  Grassroots Movement Challenges Monsanto's GMO Activities in Hawaii

April 8, 2013

• Jeremy Varon and Omar Farah:  Indefinite Detention Without Charge or Trial Triggers Widespread Guantanamo Prisoner Hunger Strike
• Eric Kingson:  Progressives Organize to Stop President Obama's Proposed Social Security and Medicare Benefit Cuts
• Christine Ahn:  Korean Peninsula War Threat Demands High-Level Diplomacy and Dialogue
• Tara Cook-Littman:  Push to Label Genetically Modified Foods Moves Forward in Connecticut Legislature

April 1, 2013

• Miko Peled:  Israeli War Hero's Son Challenges His Nation's Policies Toward Palestinians
• Ellen Brown:  Cyprus Banking Crisis Provokes Fears of Confiscation of Depositor Funds in US and UK
• Thalia Zepatos:  LGBT Rights Activists Prepare to Deal with Supreme Court Ruling in 2 Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Cases
• Monte Frank:  Newtown Action Alliance Brings Fight for Stricter Gun Safety Laws to Firearms Industry Trade Association Headquarters

March

March 25, 2013

• Ray McGovern:  Retired CIA Officer Reflects on Lack of Accountability for Iraq War's Architects, 10 Years Later
• Josh Ruebner:  Obama's Israel/ Palestine Visit Will Yield Little Unless U.S. Pressures Israel to Halt Settlement Expansion
• Brendan Martin:  Workers' Cooperative Movement is on the Rise in the U.S. and Around the World.
• John Humphries:  New Connecticut Labor and Environmental Coalition Critiques State's Draft Comprehensive Energy Strategy

March 18, 2013

• Robert Parry:  Questions Linger about New Pope's Conduct During Argentina's Brutal Military Dictatorship
• Richard D. Wolff:  Economic Austerity Policies, a Failure in Europe and through History, Driving Current U.S. Budget Debate
• Ralph Nader:  Ralph Nader Pickets Connecticut Walmart Store, Kicking off Campaign to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage
• Ron Pinciaro:  Connecticut Against Gun Violence Pushes Comprehensive Gun Violence Prevention Bills in Connecticut Legislature

March 11, 2013

• Gregory Wilpert:  Assessing the Legacy of Venezuela's Late President Hugo Chavez
• Robert Naiman:  Brennan CIA Confirmation Hearing Breaks Bipartisan Silence on U.S. Drone Warfare Program
• Karl Grossman:  President Obama's Nominee to Head Energy Department Promotes Nuclear Power and Natural Gas Fracking
• Craig Rosebraugh:  New Documentary Film "Greedy Lying Bastards" Investigates Fossil Fuel Industry's Power and Influence on Climate Change Policy

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

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