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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

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"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: Aug. 4, 2014

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

MP3 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

MP3 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

MP3 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

MP3 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.


 

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