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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: April 20, 2015

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Low-Wage Workers Movement Organizes Largest Nationwide Protest Ever to Push for $15 Minimum Wage

MP3 Interview with Sarah Jaffe, fellow at The Nation Institute
Sarah Jaffe examines the significance of the April 15 coast-to-coast protests by low-wage workers and their supporters seeking higher pay in more than 226 cities across the U.S.


While California Moves to Cut Urban Water Consumption, Big Agribusiness Gets a Pass

MP3 Interview with Emma Lui, national water campaigner with the Council of Canadians
Emma Lui assesses the recent actions taken in California to address that state's water crisis, and the larger issue of unchecked exploitation and degradation of potable water supplies across the globe.


'Populism 2015' Conference Crafts Progressive Agenda to Influence 2016 Presidential Election Debate

MP3 Interview with Isaiah Poole, editor of the Campaign for America's Future blog, OurFuture.org
Isaiah Poole discusses the progressive agenda and strategies developed at the Populism 2015 conference in Washington, D.C. April 18 -19, and the plan to promote that agenda in the 2016 party primaries and presidential election campaign.


Broad Coalition Opposes Connecticut Gov. Malloy's Proposed Cuts to State Human Service Agencies

MP3 Interview with Patrick Johnson, Jr., interim executive director of the Connecticut Association of Nonprofits
Patrick Johnson talks about Connecticut Gov. Malloy's proposed budget featuring deep cuts to essential services and opposition to those cuts by human services agencies and labor that will be the focus of the #PeopleMatter Lobby Day on Wednesday, May 6 at the State Capitol in Hartford.


 

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