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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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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


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"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

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"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: Jan. 26, 2015

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Unchecked Climate Change and Nuclear Weapons Modernization Moves the 'Doomsday Clock' Two Minutes Closer to Midnight

MP3 Interview with Kennette Benedict, executive director and publisher of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Kennette Benedict discusses the decision of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists' Security Board to move the group's "Doomsday Clock" forward two minutes – now at three minutes to midnight – based on unchecked climate change and the modernization of nuclear weapons arsenals around the world.

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


Leftist Syriza Party Victory in Greece Strengthens Anti-Austerity Movement Across Europe

MP3 Interview with Richard D. Wolff, professor of economics emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Richard D. Wolff talks about the economic turmoil in Greece which led to Sunday's election victory by the Syriza party, the Coalition of the Radical Left, representing a solid rejection of brutal austerity measures imposed on Greece by the International Monetary Fund, European Commission and European Central Bank. Wolff is currently a visiting professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs at the New School University. He is also author of the book, "Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism."

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


U.S. Green Party Responds to President Obama's State of the Union Address

MP3 Interview with Jill Stein, 2012 Green Party presidential candidate, physician and environmental activist
Jill Stein provides analysis and a response to the issues raised and agenda proposed by President Obama during last week's State of the Union address.


Art Under Attack: Labor History Mural Censored at Museum of the City of New York

MP3 Interview with Mike Alewitz, internationally known artist, muralist, activist and associate professor of art at Central Connecticut State University
Mike Alewitz discusses the censorship of his recently completed four-panel labor mural that was scheduled to be installed at the Museum of the City of New York's Puffin Gallery. The museum's director, Susan Henshaw Jones, refused to exhibit the work.

For more information on the issue, see:

To support the artist and activist Mike Alewitz, read and sign the open letter and petition.


 

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