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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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Counterpoint is broadcast live every Monday evening from 8 to 10 p.m. ET, and can be heard worldwide at www.WPKN.org (Follows the 5-7 minute White Rose Calendar.)

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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


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Special Programming Special Programming

chomskyNoam 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: Sept. 9, 2013

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Noam Chomsky:  U.S. Intervention in Syria Would be a War Crime, Urges Negotiated Solution

MP3 Interview with Noam Chomsky, 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
Noam Chomsky talks about the Obama administration's plan to militarily intervene in Syria's civil war and examines the repeated rationale that the U.S. must launch airstrikes against Syria in response to that government’s alleged use of chemical weapons, in order to "maintain America’s credibility in the world."


Matt Wall:  Progressive Change Campaign Committee Pressures Legislators to Oppose Authorization for U.S. War with Syria

MP3 Interview with Matt Wall, press secretary with the Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Matt Wall discusses his political action committee's current campaign urging legislators to vote against the Obama administration's and any resolution that would authorize U.S. military intervention in Syria's civil war.


Sara Shor:  350.org Plans Sept. 21 "Draw The Line" Protest Actions to Urge President Obama to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline Project

MP3 Interview with Sara Shor, national organizer with the climate change group 350.org
Sara Shor talks about the "Draw The Line" actions now being planned across the country for Sept. 21, designed to send a message to President Obama to keep his climate promises and reject the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would bring dirty tar sands oil from Canada to Texas refineries.


John Goodwin:  King Amendment in Congressional Farm Bill Would Repeal Many State Laws Protecting Animal Welfare

MP3 Interview with John Goodwin, director of Animal Cruelty Policy at The Humane Society of the United States
John Goodwin explains why his group and many others around the country are working hard to remove the "King amendment" from this year's congressional Farm Bill, which could very easily repeal a long list of state laws protecting animal welfare including prohibitions on shark finning, puppy mills, extreme confinement of farm animals and the slaughter and sale of meat from horses, dogs and cats.


 

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