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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.
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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Show date: Aug. 4, 2014

Accountability Demanded for U.S. Role in Supplying Munitions and Support for Israel's Bloody War in Gaza

Interview with Josh Ruebner, National Advocacy Director with the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation and author of the book, "Shattered Hopes: The Failure of Obama's Middle East Peace Process"
Josh Ruebner discusses his group's efforts to hold the U.S. government accountable for its supply of weapons to Israel in the current military assault on Gaza amid widely reported human rights violations and possible war crimes.
An excerpt of this interview was featured on the nationally syndicated Between The Lines radio newsmagazine show. See the BTL page for full description, subject links and edited audio

In Major Breach of the Separation-of-Powers, CIA Admits it Spied on Senate

Interview with Melvin Goodman, director of the National Security Project at the Center for International Policy, who served as an analyst at the CIA for 24 years. Goodman's two most recent books are titled, "National Insecurity: The Cost of American Militarism," and "The Failure of Intelligence: The Decline and Fall of the CIA
Melvin Goodman assesses the significance of revelations that the CIA improperly accessed a database used by the Senate Intelligence Committee's staff investigating the agency's role in torture of U.S. held detainees - and calls for the resignation of CIA Director John Brennan.
An excerpt of this interview was featured on the nationally syndicated Between The Lines radio newsmagazine show. See the BTL page for full description, subject links and edited audio

Legislation Would Expose Government Deals That Allow Corporate Tax Deduction of Federal Fines

Interview with Phineas Baxandall, Senior Analyst and Program Director with the U.S. Public Interest Research Group
Phineas Baxandall discusses PIRG's support for the "Truth in Settlements Act," legislation that will inform the public about the inner-workings of a loophole that often allows companies that pay out-of-court settlements to federal agencies to deduct part of those penalties from their tax bill as an ordinary business expense.

New Book Documents Corrupting Influence of Big Money on U.S. Politics and Public Policy

Interview with Peter Mathews, professor of political science at Cypress College
Peter Mathews Talks about his new book, "Dollar Democracy: With Liberty and Justice for Some: How to Reclaim the American Dream for All," which examines how coroporate America and the wealthiest one percent have purchased the loyalty and votes of many American politicians.

Recent Shows

July

July 28, 2014

Tom Hayden: The U.S. and NATO Actions in Ukraine Predictably Provoke Russia and Could Trigger a New Cold War
Rania Khalek: International Medical Workers in Gaza Witness Israeli Bombs Destroying Hospitals, Killing Palestinian Civilians
Tony Corbo: Proposed New USDA Rules Would Severely Weaken Poultry Inspection, Endangering Human Health
Ralph Nader: Ralph Nader Shares His Views on Gaza Conflict and Discusses New Book, "Unstoppable"

July 21, 2014

Vijay Prashad: Obama Administration Backing for Israeli Gaza Attack Makes U.S. Complicit in Rising Civilian Death Toll
Dana Frank: Washington Support for Post-Coup Government in Honduras Linked to Flood of Child Refugees at U.S. Border
Tyson Slocum: Activists Oppose U.S. LNG Export Terminals Based on Concern Over Environmental and Economic Consequences
Natalie McClellan: NYC Climate Convergence Conference Planned to Coincide with UN Climate Summit in September

July 14, 2014

Robert Dreyfuss: As Israel Accused of Disproportionate Attack on Gaza, International Community Calls for Cease Fire
Peter Kornbluh: Chilean Court Finds U.S. Complicit in Murder of Two Americans During 1973 Chile Coup
Kevin Gosztola: Latest Revelations of NSA Surveillance Shows Archiving of Personal Information and Targeting of Prominent Muslim Americans
Carolyn and Rand Barthel: Protest Raises Alarm About Environmental Consequences of Tar Sands Pipeline from Montreal to Maine

July 7, 2014

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Only Diplomacy and Negotiations Can Resolve Iraq's Current Crisis, Not Further U.S. Military Intervention
Jeanne Atkinson: Flood of Immigrant Children at U.S. Border Demands Action to Reform Failed U.S. Immigration Policies
Arthur Stamoulis: Fair Trade Coalition Stands United in Opposition to Proposed TPP & TTIP Free Trade Treaties
Ray McGovern: What We Know about NSA Surveillance One Year After Edward Snowden Revelations

June

June 30, 2014

Fred Clarkson: Supreme Court Ruling Allows For-Profit Corporations to Impose Their Religious Beliefs on their Employees
Tomas Lopez: One Year after Supreme Court Dismantles Voting Rights Act, 22 States have Adopted New Voting Restrictions
Blair Bertaccini: World Cup Protests Express Brazilians' Anger Over Government Spending Priorities
Suzanna Walters: Despite Gains on Gay Marriage, Equality for LGBT Americans Has Not Yet Been Won
Brendan Fischer: GOP Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is at Center of Major Campaign Finance Scandal

June 23, 2014

Matt Southworth: U.S. Iraq War Veteran Warns Against New American Military Intervention in Current Iraq Crisis
Adam Crowther: Recent High Court Rulings on Campaign Finance Opens Door to Big Money Influence in Local Elections
Eric LeCompte: Vulture Funds' Court Victory against Argentina Poses Danger to World's Poor Nations
Melinda Tuhus: Connecticut's Governor Impedes Indian Tribes' Pursuit of Federal Recognition
Thomas Paine: Thomas Paine, Who Inspired American Revolution, Offers Guidance to Today's Progressive Activists

June 16, 2014

Peter Van Buren: Current Sunni vs. Shiite War in Iraq: Legacy of the 2003 U.S. Invasion
Rachel Tabachnick: Right-Wing Anti-Government Violence is Growing Threat to Democracy
Jim Dean: Eric Cantor's Primary Defeat Signals GOP's Move Further Right, Marginalizing the Party from Most Voters
Harry Belafonte: Entertainer and Social Justice Activist Harry Belafonte Imagines a World with Transformative Justice

June 9, 2014

Mitch Jones: Environmentalists: Obama Administration Carbon Regulations Welcome, But Don't Go Far Enough
J. Kirk Wiebe: New Website Provides a Safe Harbor for Future Whistleblowers
Steve Ellner: As Venezuelan Opposition Protests Dissipate, Government Works to Mend Economy
Angela Davis: Angela Davis Speech at Left Forum: Imagining a World with Transformative Justice: Reform and/or Revolution Today

June 2, 2014

Mark Weisbrot: Ukraine's New President Faces Challenges of a Divided Nation and EU-IMF Austerity Policies
Po Murray: Newtown Gun Safety Activists Respond to Latest Mass Shooting Incident in Santa Barbara
Anand Gopal: U.S. Collaboration with Violent, Corrupt Afghan Warlords Endangers Prospects for Peace
Kshama Sawant: Seattle's Socialist City Council Member Wins Battle for $15.00 Minimum Wage, A First in the Nation

May

May 26, 2014

Harley Geiger: House Removes Key Provisions of Bill Originally Drafted to End NSA Bulk Collection of Americans' Communication Data
Michael McPhearson: Veterans Administration Scandal Involving Coverup of Delays Providing Critical Health Care Began with U.S. Wars
Medea Benjamin: Code Pink Co-founder Medea Benjamin on the Roots of Her Peace Activism
Nancy Alderman: Connecticut Legislation Imposes Three-Year Moratorium on Storage and Disposal of Fracking Waste

May 19, 2014

Richard Heinberg: Fracking and Natural Gas Not the Environmentally-Safe and Supply Panacea Sold by the Fossil Fuel Industry
Deepa Kumar: Students and Faculty Pressure Former Bush Secretary of State Condi Rice to Withdraw from Rutgers University Commencement Address
Seth Adler: Annual Left Forum Conference Theme: "Reform and/or Revolution: Imagining a World with Transformative Justice"
Erika Eichelberger: Fast Food Workers Worldwide Strike for Higher Pay, Dignity in the Workplace

May 12, 2014

Stephen F. Cohen: Ukraine Crisis Could Escalate without U.S. Support for Dialogue
Michael Copps: Internet Freedom in Jeopardy Unless Public Takes Action to Preserve Net Neutrality
Matthew Rothschild: U.S. Justice Department Prosecution of Pulitzer Prize Winning Reporter Endangers Press Freedom
Abe Scarr: New Connecticut Law will Double Recycling Stream Over Next Decade

May 5, 2014

Diann Rust-Tierney: Tragic, Botched Oklahoma Execution Renews Call by Opponents to Abolish the Death Penalty
Adam Horowitz: Failure of U.S.-Brokered Middle East Peace Talks Could Open Door to More Favorable Process
Priscilla Grim: New Grass Roots Political Party Targets Broken U.S. Economic and Political System
John Humphries: Connecticut Labor, Religious and Environment Coalition Advocates Policies to Fight Climate Change, Create Jobs

April

April 28, 2014

Sam Pizzagati: America's Middle Class Declines as Counterparts in Europe and Canada Advance
Ladd Everitt: Georgia's Extreme New Gun Law Allows Firearms in Bars, Schools and Churches
Shahid Buttar: Beyond NSA Surveillance, Indefinite Detention and Fusion Centers Jeopardize Americans Civil Liberties
Leo Cirino: May 4th CT Plug-In Electric Car Road Rally Showcases Advances in EV Technology

April 21, 2014

John Quigley: Kiev's Pursuit of NATO Membership a Major Factor in Current Ukraine Crisis
Devin Burghart: Armed Militias and Anti-Government Hate Groups Find Allies in Republican Party
Marilyn Elie: Campaign to Close Indian Point Nuclear Plant Targets NRC License Renewal Process
Tom Swan: Protests Highlighting Growing Inequality in Connecticut, Advocate Three Bills in State Legislature

April 14, 2014

Timothy Karr: Consumers Will be the Big Losers if FCC Approves Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger
Medea Benjamin: As Peace Activist Medea Benjamin was Brutalized by Egyptian Police, Her Call for Help Ignored by U.S. Embassy
Chris Hedges: Indefinite Detention, Dragnet Surveillance and Torture Signals the Collapse of the U.S. Legal System
Charles Bell: Drive to Privatize Connecticut Hospitals Will Likely Result in Higher Prices, Reduced Services

April 7, 2014

Jonah Minkoff-Zern: Supreme Court McCutcheon Ruling Increases Power of Super Rich in U.S. Politics
Aaron Glantz: Only Public Awareness and Action Can Improve Medical and Psychiatric Care Received by Returning U.S. War Veterans
Marc Hanson: USAID Covert Operation Spied on 40,000 Cubans Who Used U.S.-Funded Twitter-Like Platform
Bill Duesing: Connecticut Legislature Debates Bills That Would Ban GMO Grass Seed and Limit Use of Pesticides Near Children

March

March 31, 2014

Robert Parry: U.S. Corporate Media's Distorted Coverage of Ukraine Crisis Fuels March to New Cold War
Ralph Nader: Obama's Targeting of Whistle-blowers Threatens Civil Liberties and Democracy Itself
Bob Lederer: Latest Crisis at Pacifica Radio Network Driven by Conflicts Over Mismanagement and Rising Deficit
Iris Bloom: Natural Gas Fracking Across Pennsylvania Fractures Communities Over Money and Environmental Protection

March 24, 2014

Chris Hedges: Indefinite Detention, Dragnet Surveillance and the Struggle to Restore Our Civil Liberties
Eva Golinger: Death Toll Passes 30 in Venezuela's Ongoing Anti-Government Protests
Rev. William Barber: North Carolina's Progressive "Moral Monday" Protest Movement Resonates Across the Nation
Gwendolyn Hallsmith: Vermont Activists Campaign for the Establishment of a State-Run Public Bank

March 17, 2014

Ray McGovern: Senate-CIA Conflict Exposes U.S. Intelligence Agencies' Dangerous Lack of Accountability
Ken Bossong: Energy Issues Play Key Role in Current Ukraine Crisis
Drew Hudson: Environmental Group Targets NPR for Biased Coverage of Fracking Issue Linked to Corporate Sponsors
Sarah Anderson: Stimulus Value of Wall Street Bonuses Contrasts Poorly with Rise in Minimum Wage

March 10, 2014

Katrina vanden Heuvel: NATO's March Eastward Remains Major Obstacle to Reaching Peaceful Settlement of Ukraine Crisis
Harvey Wasserman: On Third Anniversary of Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Radiation Continues to Pour into Pacific Ocean
James Northrup: Energy Companies and Politicians Falsely Using Ukraine Crisis to Expedite Export of U.S. Natural Gas to Europe
David Samuels: Proposed Connecticut Anti-Racial Profiling Legislation Would Issue Traffic Stop Receipts

March 3, 2014

Jean Phillippe Tremblay: New Documentary Film Examines the Bias and Failings of U.S. Corporate Media
Laura Flanders: The Late "Revolutionary" Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, Chokwe Lumumba, Advocated a "Solidarity Economy"
David Kotz: Russia's Deployment of Troops to Crimea Demands Diplomacy, Not Threats Or Escalation
Michael Sherrard: New Attempts Being Made to Legalize Religious Bigotry in More than 12 States After Bill Fails in Arizona
Jeff Cohen: Enron Billionaire Funds Public Television "News" Series Parroting His Opposition to Public Employee Pensions

February

Feb. 24, 2014

Eric Draitser: U.S. News Media's Coverage of Ukraine Crisis Paints False Picture of Good vs. Evil
Steve Ellner: Current Wave of Protests in Venezuela Led by Activists Who Attempted Unsuccessful 2002 Coup d'état
Anthony Greco: New Book Scrutinizes Noam Chomsky's Body of Work Analyzing U.S. Empire
Steve McKeever: Connecticut Teachers Union Vice President Assesses Current Debate on Education Reform

Feb. 17, 2014

Medea Benjamin: U.S. Government Debates Plan to Assassinate a 5th American Citizen by Drone Attack for Alleged Terrorist Activity
Isaiah Poole: Largest Civil Rights Protest in the South Since 1965 Selma to Montgomery March Sends a Hopeful Message to America
Alice Rothchild: Documentary Film Traces Historical Roots of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
David Moberg: United Auto Workers Suffer Defeat in Unionization Drive at Tennessee Volkswagen Plant

Feb. 10, 2014

Brett Hartl: GOP House Members Attack Endangered Species Act
Susan Celia Swan and Eve Ensler: V-Day One Billion Rising: Global Day of Action to End Violence Against Women and Girls
Tim Koechlin: U.S. Income Inequality a Product of Deliberate Public Policy Choices
Dr. James E. Jennings: U.S. Academics Meet with Iranian Counterparts to Pursue Normalization of Relations

Feb. 3, 2014

Erich Pica: Environmentalists Mobilize to Push Obama to Oppose Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline
Joel Berg: Congressional Agreement to Cut Food Stamp Funding will Hurt America's Most Vulnerable
Norman Solomon: Obama's State of the Union Speech Fails to Offer Concrete Policy Solutions to Address Inequality
Pete Seeger: The Late Pete Seeger Offers Uncommon, Common Sense in 1994 Interview

January

Jan. 27, 2014

Marge Baker: Congress Moves to Repair Some, But Not All, Damage Done to Voting Rights Act by Supreme Court
Cindy Cohn: Obama's Proposed NSA Surveillance Reforms Fall Short, Congress Urged to Rein in Illegal Spying
Barbara Slavin: Congressional Support for New Iran Sanctions Will Likely Derail Nuclear Talks
Tara Cook Littman: Connecticut GMO Food Labeling Law Relies on Adoption of Similar Measures in 4 Other Northeast States

Jan. 20, 2014

Todd O'Boyle: FCC Can Resurrect Net Neutrality from Ashes of a Federal Court Ruling
Brian Miller: Racial Disparity in U.S. Health Care Exacerbated by Republican Governors
Arthur Stamoulis: Opponents Rally to Stop Fast Track Authority Linked to Trans Pacific Partnership Free Trade Treaty
Greg Palast: Chris Christie's Bridge Gate Problems Look Petty Next to Allegations of Money Laundering with Billionaire Koch Brothers

Jan. 13, 2014

Kim Ives: Four Years After Devastating Earthquake, Corruption Derails Haiti's Recovery
Peter Dreier: 1964: War on Poverty; 2014: War on the Poor
Brad Friedman: CBS' "60 Minutes" Adopts Fox News Playbook
Joe Dinkin: Working Families Party Racks Up Impressive Victories in 2013

Jan. 6, 2014

Danny Schechter: With Little Compelling to Offer, U.S. Corporate News Outlets Being Abandoned by Audience
Ben Beachy: The Failures of NAFTA: A Warning on Proposed Trans Pacific Partnership Free Trade Treaty
Peter Wilcox: After 2 Months in Russian Prison, Greenpeace Captain Vows to Stay in Fight Against Climate Change
Monte Frank: One Year After Sandy Hook School Massacre, Newtown Action Alliance Continues Campaign to Strengthen Gun Safety Laws

December

Dec. 30, 2013

Medea Benjamin: Top 10 Progressive Accomplishments of 2013
Jeremy Scahill: U.S. Dirty Wars Create New Enemies Around the Globe
Eric LeCompte: The Philippines' Marcos-Era External Debt Saps Funds from Post-Typhoon Rebuilding Effort
Morgan Fox: Legalization of Recreational Marijuana in Two States is Wave of the Future

Dec. 23, 2013

Shahid Buttar: Challenges to NSA Dragnet Surveillance Gain Momentum
Robert W. McChesney: Amazon's $600 Million Contract with CIA Casts Shadow on Washington Post's Integrity
Richard Dieter: U.S. Execution of Prisoners Decreases to 40-Year Low
Stephen F. Cohen: Roiled by Protests, Divided Ukraine Weighs Future Trade Relations with EU and Russia
Laura MacCleery: House - Senate Budget Agreement Continues Austerity Policies Targeting Working Families

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