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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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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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Show date: Dec. 23, 2013

Shahid Buttar: Challenges to NSA Dragnet Surveillance Gain Momentum

Interview with Shahid Buttar, executive director of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee
Shahid Buttar discusses developments in the movement challenging National Security Agency surveillance programs including: Federal U.S. District Judge Richard Leon's preliminary ruling which found that the NSA blanket collection of phone communication metadata apparently violates privacy rights and the U.S. Constitution; the recommendations of President Obama's panel reviewing NSA spy programs and the profile of NSA surveillance operations broadcast on the CBS News program "60 Minutes."

Robert W. McChesney: Amazon's $600 Million Contract with CIA Casts Shadow on Washington Post's Integrity

Interview with Robert W. McChesney, professor of communication, Center for Global Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Robert McChesney discusses the grassroots movement to pressure the Washington Post to provide full disclosure to its readers about the newspaper's owner, Jeff Bezos' multi-million dollar business relationship with the CIA. McChesney will also talk about related points raised in his recent book, "Dollarocracy: How the Money and Media Election Complex is Destroying America," co-written with Nation magazine journalist John Nichols.
See BTL page for full description, subject links and edited audio

Richard Dieter: U.S. Execution of Prisoners Decreases to 40-Year Low

Interview with Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center
Our guest, Richard Dieter, describes the decline in the number of executions across the U.S. in 2013, and the reasons why. He'll also review the efforts to repeal of the death penalty in state capitols and a significant shift in Americans' views on capital punishment.

Stephen F. Cohen: Roiled by Protests, Divided Ukraine Weighs Future Trade Relations with EU and Russia

Interview with Stephen F. Cohen, author and professor emeritus in Russian Studies and Politics at New York University and Princeton University
Stephen F. Cohen examines Ukraine's current crisis over trade relations that brought tens of thousands of protesters into the streets of the nation's capitol, Kiev, in the context of troubled relations between Russia, the U.S. and Europe.
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Laura MacCleery: House - Senate Budget Agreement Continues Austerity Policies Targeting Working Families

Interview with Laura MacCleery, legislative director with National Nurses United union
Laura MacCleery offers a critique of the recently passed bi-partisan congressional budget deal, in the context of the budget's harmful focus on austerity measures.
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Recent Shows

December

Dec. 9, 2013

Kade Crockford: Latest Snowden Documents Reveal NSA Dragnet Collection of Worldwide Cell Phone Location Data
John C. Philo: Federal Court Ruling on Detroit Bankruptcy Jeopardizes Public Employee Pensions Nationally
Robert Parry: Ronald Reagan on the Wrong Side of History with U.S. Policy Toward Apartheid South Africa and Nelson Mandela
Matt Hawthorne: Religious Group Advocates Public Disclosure of Senate Report Documenting U.S. Torture of Terrorist Suspects

Dec. 2, 2013

Dan Beeton: Candidate Alleging Fraud, Demands Vote-by-Vote Recount in Honduras Presidential Election
Todd Gitlin: Divestment Campaign Targeting Fossil Fuel Industry Could Advance Global Warming Fight
Craig Aaron: New FCC Chair Will Soon Face Tests on Net Neutrality and Media Consolidation Issues
Laura Gottesdiener: Investigation Reveals Dangers of New Rental Securitization Investment Scheme

November

Nov. 25, 2013

Rebekah Wilce: Right Wing Think Tank Network Promotes Corporate Agenda in State Government
Kingston Reif: Interim International Nuclear Arms Accord With Iran A Welcome First Step to Reduce Threat of War
Kevin Kamps: Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Cleanup Enters Extremely Dangerous Phase
David Swanson: If New U.S.-Afghan Accord is Ratified, America's Longest War Likely to Go Longer

Nov. 18, 2013

Karen Orenstein: The Philippines, Typhoon Haiyan and the Urgent Task of Addressing Climate Change
Alex Main: Honduras Could See Democratic Rebound in Nov. 24 Presidential Election
Gareth Porter: Breakdown of Iran Nuclear Negotiations: A Lost Opportunity that Could Have Been Averted
Dr. Margaret Flowers: Obamacare's Flaws and Shortcomings Reinforce Activists' Push for 'Medicare for All' Universal System

Nov. 11, 2013

Gerry Condon: Veterans for Peace Commemorate Veterans Day by Rejecting Militarism and the Glorification of War
Kimberly Fountain: As Conservatives Push for Benefit Cuts, New Coalition Campaigns for Social Security Expansion
Ellen Brown: Struggle to Hold Big Banks Accountable Leads Group to Advocate for Public Banking
David Hoffman: Independent Media's Role in Struggles for Democracy and Social Change Examined in New Book

Nov. 4, 2013

Michael J. Wilson: Federal Cuts to Food Stamp Program Hurt Children, Seniors and the Disabled the Most
Norman Solomon: Campaign Launched to Restore NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden's U.S. Passport
Phil Donahue: TV Talk Show Host Phil Donahue's Documentary Film, "Body of War," a Close-up Look at the Horrors of War
Karl Grossman: Public Debate on the Future of Plum Island, a Former Government Germ Warfare Site on Long Island Sound

October

Oct. 28, 2013

Matt Simons: Thousands Protest NSA Blanket Surveillance in Washington, Launch National Movement for Reform
Paul Jorgensen: Campaign Cash Influences Expansion and Institutionalization of 'National Surveillance State'
Rachel O'Leary: Amnesty International Calls for Investigation of Possible War Crimes in U.S. - Pakistan Drone Strikes
Teri Eickel: CT Religious Coalition to Convene Climate Stewardship Summit to Address Global Warming Nov. 7

Oct. 21, 2013

Jim Dean: Cultivating the Electoral Backlash Against the Tea Party-led Government Shutdown
Lori Wallach: Obama Administration Conceals Details of Proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Treaty to Blunt Opposition
Britt Cocanour: Greenpeace Launches Global Campaign to Free Arctic Activists Held in Russian Jail
Hendrik Voss: School of the Americas Watch Continues Decades-Long Campaign to Close Pentagon School that Trains Latin American Soldiers

Oct. 14, 2013

Eric Kingson: Social Security and Medicare Benefits Cuts Next on GOP Hostage Ransom Demand List
John Nichols: Unregulated Money and Decline of Independent Journalism Empowered Fringe Groups to Close Federal Government
Christian Ramírez: In Midst of Government Shutdown, Immigration Rights Activists Continue to Pressure Congress to Adopt Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Lucy Nolan: Federal Shutdown and Sequestration Cuts Hamper Battle Against Hunger in Connecticut

Oct. 7, 2013

Matthew Rothschild: Republican Government Shutdown Hurts the Nation's Most Vulnerable
Rania Khalek: Government Shutdown Roulette: Nation's Values Upside Down in Determining Which Programs Stay Open and Which are Closed
Scott Nelson: New Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court Could Further Erode Campaign Finance Reform Laws
Mark Bray: Anarchism a Potent Force Among Organizers who Shaped the Occupy Wall Street Movement

September

Sept. 30, 2013

Reza Marashi: U.S. Responds Positively to Iran's Pursuit of a Diplomatic Breakthrough
Phil Radford: Greenpeace Climate Activists Held by Russia Could be Charged with Piracy
Dr. Oliver Fein: Assessing the Pros & Cons of the Affordable Care Act that Provoked Federal Government Shutdown
Erez Krispin, Bruce Barrett and Mohammed Oweda: New Haven, Conn.'s IWage Peace Walk Calls for Interfaith Work Toward Peace, Justice in U.S., the Middle East and Around the World

Sept. 23, 2013

Stephen Pimpare: U.S. Census: Despite Rising Corporate Profits, Poor and Middle-Class Income Remains Flat, Poverty Levels Stagnate
Shahid Buttar: Activism and Congressional Action Required to Reform Unaccountable U.S. Surveillance System
Ladd Everitt: Another Mass Casualty Shooting Underscores Need for More Restrictive Federal Gun Laws
Michael Zweig: Escalating Sectarian Violence in Iraq Approaches Civil War Level of Carnage

Sept. 16, 2013

Richard Eskow: Rising U.S. Income Inequality Result of Economic Policies Benefiting the 1%
Phyllis Bennis: U.S.-Russian Deal on Assad's Chemical Weapons Could Lead to Negotiations to End Syria's Civil War
Jeremy Scahill: "Dirty Wars": New Book Investigates Dark Side of America's War on Terrorism
Nathan Schneider: On 2nd Anniversary, Occupy Wall Street Movement Continues to Inspire Revival of Social Justice Activism

Sept. 9, 2013

Noam Chomsky: U.S. Intervention in Syria Would be a War Crime, Urges Negotiated Solution
Matt Wall: Progressive Change Campaign Committee Pressures Legislators to Oppose Authorization for U.S. War with Syria
Sara Shor: 350.org Plans Sept. 21 "Draw The Line" Protest Actions to Urge President Obama to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline Project
John Goodwin: King Amendment in Congressional Farm Bill Would Repeal Many State Laws Protecting Animal Welfare

Sept. 2, 2013

Jennifer G. Loewenstein: As Obama Consults Congress on Planned Syria Attack, Avenues Toward Negotiated End to Conflict Ignored
Bill Fletcher Jr: 50th Anniversary Celebrants and Media Dilute Message of 1963 March on Washington
Francis Boyle: International Law Doesn't Condone Planned U.S. Intervention in Syrian Civil War
Steven Jonas: Novel Cites U.S. Christian Right's Actual Strategies and Tactics to Portray Frightening Future Under Their Rule

August

Aug. 26, 2013

James Paul: After Alleged Chemical Attack, U.S. Military Intervention in Syria's Civil War is Not the Answer
Michael Mariotte: Ongoing Nuclear Disaster at Fukushima and TEPCO Incompetence Demands Outside Intervention
Glen Ford: Critics: 50th Anniversary Commemoration of 1963 March on Washington, Sanitizes Martin Luther King Jr's Core Message
Jeremy Brecher: An Examination of the "Public Trust Doctrine" in Justifying Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Action to Stop Climate Change

Aug. 19, 2013

Daniel Ellsberg: Reflections on the Bradley Manning Verdict and Current U.S. War on Whistleblowers and Journalism
Chris Toensing: As Egypt's Military Executes its Bloody Counterrevolution, U.S. Stands Silent
Van Henri White: 50th Anniversary Commemoration of 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Continues Struggle for Racial Equality and Social Justice
Dori Ahern: Local Groups Organize Transportation to the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington
Noam Chomsky: "Mobilizing for Ecological/Economic Transformation"

Aug. 12, 2013

Noam Chomsky: "Mobilizing for Ecological/Economic Transformation (Part 1)"
Kade Crockford: President Obama's Recent Preliminary Proposals to Reform NSA Surveillance of Americans' Communications
Peter Hart: Amazon.com CEO and Founder Jeff Bezos' Purchase of the Washington Post
Steve Schrag: Proposed Takeover of Waterbury's Nonprofit Hospital

Aug. 5, 2013

Emad Mekay: As Investigative Report Finds U.S. Funded Egypt's Coup Supporters, Secretary of State Kerry Says Military Restored Democracy
Dawn Huckelbridge: Pro-choice Activists Confront Multi-State Attack on Women's Reproductive Rights
Amelia Adams: Low-Wage Workers Protest and Strike in Dozens of U.S. Cities Demanding Living Wage and Union Rights

July

July 29, 2013

Myrna Perez: After Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights Act, Justice Department Challenges New Restrictive State Voting Laws
Richard D. Wolff: Detroit Bankruptcy Follows Decades-Long Economic Decline
Nathan White: Close Vote in House to Defund NSA Dragnet Surveillance Signals Reform is Within Reach
Kevin Gosztola: Verdict in Bradley Manning Trial Will Have Far-Reaching Consequences for Government Whistleblowers and Press Freedom

July 22, 2013

Rev. Rick Hoyt: Diverse Groups Join Lawsuit to Halt NSA Dragnet Surveillance of U.S. Citizen's Communications
Louise Melling: ACLU Battles Latest Coordinated GOP Attack on Women's Reproductive Rights
Judith Brown Dianis: Acquittal of George Zimmerman in Trayvon Martin Murder Trial Provokes Nation to Confront Persistent Racism in America
Ben Manski: Democracy Convention in Madison, Wis. Aims to Unite Progressive Struggles into a Broad-Based Movement for Democracy

July 1, 2013

Brenda Wright: SCOTUS Ruling Guts the Voting Rights Act; "Don't Mourn, Organize!"
Jeff Cohen: Beltway Corporate Media Attacks Journalists Doing Their Job: Revealing Government Secrets
Nayana Fernandez Munhoz: Long Standing Grievances on Public Policy Priorities and Corruption Explode in Brazil's New Protest Movement
Harvey Wasserman: Environmentalists: Obama Slow to Address Climate Change, but Moves to Regulate Carbon Emissions are Applauded

June

June 24, 2013

Keith Rushing: Senate Approves Immigration Bill Amendment that will Further Militarize U.S.-Mexico Border
Bartlett Naylor: Effort Now Underway in Congress to Restore FDR-Era Glass Steagall Act
Peter Rugh: Global Uprising: The Potential of Grassroots Democracy Movements to Achieve Cross Border Solidarity
Lynne Ide: Status Update on Affordable Care Act Implementation in Connecticut

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