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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


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: Jan. 6, 2014

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With Little Compelling to Offer, U.S. Corporate News Outlets Being Abandoned by Audience

MP3 Interview with Danny Schechter, editor at MediaChannel.org, and an award-winning independent filmmaker and author whose recent film and book are titled, "Plunder: The Crime of Our Time."
Danny Schechter discusses his recent article, "'Happy News Year': Looking Beyond Top Stories to Examine Our News System." He also spoke about his just-published book, "Madiba A to Z: The Many Faces of Nelson Mandela," a companion book to the widely acclaimed new motion picture, "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom."


The Failures of NAFTA: A Warning on Proposed Trans Pacific Partnership Free Trade Treaty

MP3 Interview with Ben Beachy, Research Director with Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch
Ben Beachy reviews his group's new report titled "NAFTA at 20: One Million Lost U.S. Jobs, Higher Income Inequality." He also talks about the ongoing work mobilizing opposition to the Obama administration-backed Trans Pacific Partnership free trade treaty being conducted by Public Citizen and a growing national coalition of progressive organizations.


After 2 Months in Russian Prison, Greenpeace Captain Vows to Stay in Fight Against Climate Change

MP3 Interview with Peter Wilcox, captain of the Greenpeace ship, "Arctic Sunrise,"
Peter Wilcox was held prisoner by Russia for more than 2 months along with 27 of his crew members and two freelance journalists after they were detained following a direct action protest on a Russian oil rig in the Arctic Sea on September 18th. Captain Wilcox will discuss the circumstances surrounding the Russian Parliament's granting of amnesty to the " Arctic 30," his and others' experience while being held prisoner -- and Greenpeace's continuing work focusing the world's attention on the danger of drilling for oil in the fragile Arctic ecosystem and climate change.
An excerpt of this interview was featured on the nationally syndicated Between The Lines radio newsmagazine show. See the BTL page for a full description, subject links and edited audio.


One Year After Sandy Hook School Massacre, Newtown Action Alliance Continues Campaign to Strengthen Gun Safety Laws

MP3 Interview with Monte Frank, a board member of Newtown Action Alliance
Monte Frank talks about his group's plans for campaigns and projects advocating stricter state and federal laws on gun safety and ownership in the new year as well as a summary of their lobbying work over the past year and recent commemoration of the unspeakable violence and tragic loss of life on December 14th, 2012 at Newtown's Sandy Hook Elementary School.
An excerpt of this interview was featured on the nationally syndicated Between The Lines radio newsmagazine show. See the BTL page for a full description, subject links and edited audio.


 

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