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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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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


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

This Week on Counterpoint

Show date: April 28, 2014

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America's Middle Class Declines as Counterparts in Europe and Canada Advance

MP3 Interview with Sam Pizzagati, veteran labor journalist and associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, editor of "Too Much," a weekly newsletter on excess and inequality, and author of the book, "The Rich Don't Always Win."
Sam Pizzagati discusses the findings published in a recent New York Times article, "The American Middle Class Is No Longer the World's Richest," rising income inequality and public policy initiatives that can help reverse the gutting of the middle class and raise living standards for the 99%.


Georgia's Extreme New Gun Law Allows Firearms in Bars, Schools and Churches

MP3 Interview with Ladd Everitt, director of communications with the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Ladd Everitt talks about Georgia's House Bill 60, the “Safe Carry Protection Act,” recently signed into law by Governor Nathan Deal, which allows concealed carry permit holders to carry firearms into bars, schools, churches and specific government buildings under certain circumstances.


Beyond NSA Surveillance, Indefinite Detention and Fusion Centers Jeopardize Americans Civil Liberties

MP3 Interview with Shahid Buttar, executive director of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee
Shahid Buttar talks about his group's current campaign to raise public awareness about national security and surveillance state abuses beyond what we now know about: unchecked National Security Agency spying on Americans' communications.


May 4th CT Plug-In Electric Car Road Rally Showcases Advances in EV Technology

MP3 Interview with Leo Cirino, president of the Westport Connecticut Electric Car Club
Leo Cirino discusses his group's upcoming plug-in electric vehicle rally on May 4th in addition to recent advances in electric car technology and the overall potential positive impact these vehicles have on the environment.


 

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