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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: June 24, 2013

Keith Rushing: Senate Approves Immigration Bill Amendment that will Further Militarize U.S.-Mexico Border

Interview with Keith Rushing, communications director with the Rights Working Group
Keith Rushing talks about the progress being made toward congressional passage of comprehensive immigration reform legislation, which comes with a price tag of more than $30 billion and funds the doubling of the number of border control agents and the militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border (00:20:52).
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Bartlett Naylor: Effort Now Underway in Congress to Restore FDR-Era Glass Steagall Act

Interview with Bartlett Naylor, financial policy analyst with Public Citizen's Congress Watch and former chief of investigations with the U.S. Senate Banking Committee.
Bartlett Naylor discusses his group's new report, “Safety Glass,” on the need to restore the Glass-Steagall firewall between commercial banking and investment banking – as well as a new bill introduced by Marcy Kaptur, the "Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013" (00:24:37)
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Peter Rugh: Global Uprising: The Potential of Grassroots Democracy Movements to Achieve Cross Border Solidarity

Interview with Peter Rugh, a Brooklyn-based activist, writer, and contributor to Waging Nonviolence and other publications
Peter Rugh examines the protest movements that have recently come to life in Turkey, Brazil and other nations in recent years, such as Greece and Spain, and Occupy Wall Street. He assesses what they have in common as regards the grievances they express and their following a horizontal organizing model, as well as the bigger question of where all this protest may be headed (00:28:14).

Lynne Ide: Status Update on Affordable Care Act Implementation in Connecticut

Interview with Lynne Ide, director of advocacy with the Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut,
Lynne Ide provides an overview of the just-concluded Connecticut legislative session on issues related to health care, including the victory on HUSKY care of children, the loss on mandating Access Heath CT to negotiate premiums with insurers and the status of the state's implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act (00:23:34).

Recent Shows

June

June 17, 2013

Jeff Davidoff: Global Coalition of Musicians Pressure G8 Summit's World Leaders to Commit Resources to End Extreme Poverty by 2030
Phyllis Bennis: President Obama's Decision to Arm Syrian Rebel Groups will Escalate Brutal Civil War
Norman Solomon: Public Debate on Surveillance Focuses on Whistleblower Edward Snowden Rather Than NSA Programs' Threat to Democracy
Monte Frank: On 6th Month Observance of Sandy Hook Massacre, Newtown Action Alliance Continues to Advocate for Stronger Gun Safety Laws

June 10, 2013

Heidi Boghosian: Whistleblower Exposes U.S. Government Dragnet Surveillance
Asli Bali: Authoritarian Rule, Not Religious Conflict, Led to Widespread Protests in Turkey
Michael Hiltzik: It's Not Time to Cut Social Security Benefits, But to Expand them
Jill Stein: 2012 Green Party Presidential Candidate on "Mobilizing for Ecological and Economic Transformation"

June 3, 2013

Shahid Buttar: Critics Charge Obama Justice Department's Collection of Associated Press Phone Records Undermines Press Freedom
Chris Toensing: Escalation of Syrian Civil War Threatens Wider Regional Conflict
Daniel Kessler: Opponents Organize Summer Actions to Pressure White House to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline
Bill Duesing: GMO Food Labeling Bill Approved by Connecticut Legislature Set to Become First Such Law in Nation

May

May 27, 2013

Matt Southworth: President Obama's Counterterrorism Speech: A Path to Change or More Rhetoric?
Jay Feldman: Lawsuit Challenges U.S. EPA Approval of Pesticides Linked to Bee Colony Collapse Disorder
Tim Franzen: Occupy Our Homes Protests U.S. Justice Department's Failure to Prosecute Wall Street Bankers Responsible for Foreclosure Crisis

May 20, 2013

Alex Seitz-Wald: The Real IRS Scandal: Urgent Need for Campaign Finance and Tax Code Reform
Bill Freese: Monsanto Supreme Court Victory on GMO Seeds Provokes Concern on Corporate Patenting of Life
Kate Doyle: Landmark Trial Finds Former Guatemalan Dictator, General Rios Montt, Guilty of Genocide
Seth Adler: 2013 Left Forum Focus: "Mobilizing for Ecological/ Economic Transformation"

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.