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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 also is executive producer of a weekly radio newsmagazine, "Between The Lines," heard on 50 community radio stations in the U.S. and Canada. Between The Lines' podcasts, interview transcripts and program summaries can be found at www.btlonline.org.

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


Between The Lines Blog  BTL Blog

"The Rogue World Order: Connecting the Dots Between Trump, Flynn, Bannon, Spencer, Dugin Putin," by Anna Manzo (GlobalHealing), Daily Kos, Feb. 13, 2017

"Widespread Resistance Begins to Trump's Muslim Travel Ban at U.S. Airports," by Anna Manzo (GlobalHealing), Daily Kos, Jan. 28, 2017

"MSNBC Editor: Women's March is a Revival of the Progressive Movement," by Anna Manzo (GlobalHealing), Daily Kos, Jan. 24, 2017

"Cornering Trump," by Reginald Johnson, Jan. 19, 2017

"Free Leonard Peltier," by Reginald Johnson, Jan. 6, 2016

"For Natives, a "Day of Mourning"by Reginald Johnson, November 23, 2016

"A Bitter Harvest" by Reginald Johnson, Nov. 15, 2016

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


Progressive Resources

A compilation of activist and news sites with a progressive point of view

This Week on Counterpoint

Show date: Oct. 28, 2013

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Matt Simons:  Thousands Protest NSA Blanket Surveillance in Washington, Launch National Movement for Reform

MP3 Interview with Matt Simons, director of Social and Economic Justice with the group ThoughtWorks
Matt Simons talks about the Stop Watching Us Rally Against Mass Surveillance in Washington, D.C. that took place on Oct. 26, and the growing movement opposing NSA blanket surveillance of U.S. citizens' communications.


Paul Jorgensen:  Campaign Cash Influences Expansion and Institutionalization of 'National Surveillance State'

MP3 Interview with Paul Jorgensen, assistant professor of political science at the University of Texas-Pan America and a lab fellow of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics
Paul Jorgensen discusses a new study co-written with Thomas Ferguson, professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts, Boston titled, 'Who Buys the Spies? The Hidden Corporate Cash Behind America's Out of Control National Surveillance State.'
See BTL page for full description, subject links and edited audio


Rachel O'Leary:  Amnesty International Calls for Investigation of Possible War Crimes in U.S. - Pakistan Drone Strikes

MP3 Interview with Rachel O'Leary, deputy director of membership with Amnesty International USA
Rachel O'Leary talks about AI's recent report: 'Will I Be Next? U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan,' regarding the group's call for an investigation into what they believe to be unlawful American drone strikes in Pakistan.
See BTL page for full description, subject links and edited audio


Teri Eickel:  CT Religious Coalition to Convene Climate Stewardship Summit to Address Global Warming Nov. 7

MP3 Interview with Teri Eickel, of the coalition organizing the Nov. 7 Faith Communities Statewide Climate Summit
Teri Eickel talks about where local and national religious leaders will gather for a daylong meeting to engage religious communities in dialogue and action to address the threat of climate change


 

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