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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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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.
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This Week on Counterpoint

Show date: June 8, 2015

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Recent Shows

June

June 1, 2015

• Jean Ross:  Presidential Candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders Champions Robin Hood Tax on Wall Street
• Susan Eastwood:  Polluting Industries Attack New EPA Clean Water Regulations that protect U.S. Streams and Wetlands
• Lisa Gilbert:  Former Securities & Exchange Commissioners Push SEC to Mandate U.S. Publicly Traded Companies to Disclose Political Spending
• Medea Benjamin:  Women's Peace Walk Across Demilitarized Zone Advocates Peace Treaty Between North & South Korea
• Kshama Sawant:  Seattle City Councilperson Who Led Effort for $15 Minimum Wage, Sees Idea Spread Nationwide

May

May 25, 2015

• Adam Johnson:  U.S. Media Buries the Lead in Special Forces Assault Inside Syria
• Peter Jenkins:  Obama Administration Falls Short in Plan to Protect Honey Bees and Other Pollinators
• John Nichols:  As Senate Approves Fast Track, Battle Over Proposed Free Trade Agreements Moves to House
• Seth Adler:  "No Justice, No Peace: Confronting Capitalism's and Democracy's Crisis" is Focus of This Year's Left Forum Conference

May 18, 2015

• Kevin Zeese:  Opponents Say Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Deal Will Impose Defacto Corporate Governance
• Costas Panayotakis:  Eurozone Fears Spread of Resistance, If Greece Wins Concessions on Austerity
• Nicole Ramirez:  Seattle "Kayactivists" Stage Ocean Protest Opposing Shell Arctic Drilling Rig
• Michel Lee:  Opponents Say Explosion and Fire at Indian Point Nuclear Plant, Another Reason to Close this Hazardous Site

May 11, 2015

• Russ Choma:  One Percent of the One Percent Cast a Long Shadow on U.S. Electoral Politics
• Shahid Buttar:  Federal Appeals Court in Landmark Ruling Finds NSA Bulk Collection of Americans' Phone Data Illegal
• Steve Ellner:  Shortage of Basic Goods and Lower Oil Prices Damage Venezuela's Economy
• Ben Martin:  May 31 Connecticut Climate March To Call for Policies That Support Climate Justice

May 4, 2015

• The Rev. Brad Braxton:  Seeds of Hope Found in the Ashes of Baltimore's Eruption of Anger Provoked by Police Violence
• Doug Sutherland:  Going Down to the Wire, Opponents of Fast Track Pressure Legislators to Vote No
• Pratap Chatterjee:  U.S. Drone Warfare Pilots Resigning En Masse
• Greg Guma:  Will Bernie Sanders' Run for the White House Help Build a National Progressive Movement Beyond 2016 Campaign?

April

April 27, 2015

• Chris Toensing:  Saudi Airstrikes, Naval Blockade Exacerbates Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
• Sophia Cope:  As Patriot Act Expires, Campaign Pushes for Reform of Dragnet Government Surveillance
• David Lindorff:  Routine Abusive Police Behavior Linked to Death of Freddie Gray and Baltimore Unrest
• John Humphries:  Connecticut Gov. Malloy Forms New Council on Climate Change

April 20, 2015

• Sarah Jaffe:  Low-Wage Workers Movement Organizes Largest Nationwide Protest Ever to Push for $15 Minimum Wage
• Emma Lui:  While California Moves to Cut Urban Water Consumption, Big Agribusiness Gets a Pass
• Isaiah Poole:  'Populism 2015' Conference Crafts Progressive Agenda to Influence 2016 Presidential Election Debate
• Patrick Johnson:  Broad Coalition Opposes Connecticut Gov. Malloy's Proposed Cuts to State Human Service Agencies

April 13, 2015

• Matthew Fogg:  Culture of Impunity a Toxic Element Contributing to Police Violence
• Geoff Thale:  Warming U.S.-Cuban Relations, the Major Focus at Summit of the Americas
• Mathew Gardner:  Deep Tax Cuts for Corporations and the Rich, Lead to Unfair Tax System for Working Families
• Gary Orfield:  Connecticut Court Case Set Stage for Successful State Effort to Desegregate Schools

April 6, 2015

• William Picard:  Yemen's Civil War Triggered by Local Issues, Draws Saudi and Iranian Intervention
• Paul Kawika Martin:  GOP and Israel Work to Kill International Iran Nuclear Deal
• Aquene Freechild:  President Obama Urged to Issue Executive Order Mandating Political Spending Disclosure by Federal Contractors
• Peter Montgomery:  Firestorm over Indiana's Religious Freedom Act Portends Larger Fight over Protection of LGBT Civil Rights

March

March 30, 2015

• Patrick Woodall:  Leaked Secret TPP Chapter Reveals Corporate Rights that Undermine Democracy
• Robert Parry:  Ukraine Oligarchs Battle Each Other for Power and Money
• George Woodliff-Stanley and Sarah Dobbs:  Swarthmore Students' Fossil Fuel Divestment Sit-In Inspires Other Activists Nationwide
• Louis Burch:  Campaign to Ban Environmentally Hazardous Microbeads Launched in New York and Connecticut

March 23, 2015

• Dave Johnson:  Congressional Progressive Caucus' 'People's Budget' Takes on Issue of Income Inequality
• Josh Ruebner:  Israel's Election Outcome Confirms the Death of a Two State Solution, Demands New U.S. Middle East Policy
• Tom B. K. Goldtooth:  2015 World Social Forum Draws 70,000 Progressive Activists to Tunisia This Week
• Aaron Romano:  CT Supreme Court Ruling Allows Residents Convicted of Simple Possession of Marijuana to Apply for Erasure of Criminal Record

March 16, 2015

• Jim Lobe:  Neo-Con Funders Cultivated Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, the GOP's New Leader, Trying to Derail Iran Nuclear Talks
• Eva Golinger:  Venezuelan President Responds to U.S. Declaration That His Country Poses 'National Security Threat'
• Lizz Brown:  Department of Justice Report on Pervasive Racism in Ferguson Police and Courts Ignites Calls for Accountability
• David Swanson:  Cubans Welcome Process of Normalizing Relations with U.S., But Some Fear Washington Will Continue to Push for Regime Change

March 9, 2015

• Khalilah L. Brown-Dean:  50 Years After Selma March, New Report Finds Party Politics Increasingly Polarized by Race
• Tory Russell:  Department of Justice Report: Ferguson's Police and Court Practices Both Reflect and Exacerbate Existing Racial Bias
• Ellen Schwartz & Anja Rudiger:  Despite Setbacks, Vermont Grassroots Movement Pushes for First in Nation Single Payer Health Care System
• John Santa:  Malta Justice Initiative Campaigns for Connecticut Criminal Justice Reforms

March 2, 2015

• Robert Naiman:  Netanyahu Speech Goal: Pressure U.S. Congress to Choose War with Iran Over Negotiations
• Nadia Kayyali:  Latest Edward Snowden Documents Reveal U.S. and British Spy Agencies Stole Encryption Keys to Millions of Cell Phones
• Craig Aaron:  After Winning Historic Victory, Net Neutrality Activists Must Defend Against Coming Industry Attacks
• Matthew Rothschild:  Wisconsin GOP Gov. Scott Walker Pursues Anti-Union Agenda at Home as He Prepares for White House Run

February

Feb. 23, 2015

• Mark Weisbrot:  Greek Syriza Party Makes Progress Challenging Austerity Policies in Talks with Eurozone Officials
• Phyllis Bennis:  Understanding the Origin and Warped Theology of ISIS Terrorists
• Catherine Ruetschlin:  Walmart's Wage Increase Affirms Effectiveness of Nationwide Worker Living Wage Campaign
• Ebong Udoma:  After Nation's Election Postponed Nigerian Army Launches Offensive Against Boko Haram Terrorists

Feb. 16, 2015

• Matthew Hoh:  As Obama Pushes for Congressional War Authorization, Peace Activists Push Back
• Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou:  Black Lives Matter Movement Forges New Generation of Civil Rights Leaders
• James Henry:  Leaked Documents Reveal HSBC Bank's Dirty Dealings with Tax Dodgers, Drug Traffickers and Arms Dealers
• Ritt Goldstein:  An American's Fight for Police Accountability Compels Him to Seek Political Asylum in Sweden

Feb. 9, 2015

• Lev Golinkin:  As War Hawks Circle in Washington, Humanitarian Crisis in Eastern Ukraine Invisible in U.S. Media
• Jennifer Loewenstein:  Americans Know Little of Colonial Middle East History that Created ISIS
• Michael Copps:  As FCC Readies New Net Neutrality Rules, Telecom Giants Prepare Legal and Legislative Offensive
• David Eisenstein:  New Progressive Super-PAC Formed to Counter Right-Wing Agenda

Feb. 2, 2015

• Blair Bertaccini:  Many Greeks Are Hoping Newly-Elected Syriza Party will End Their Nation's Subjugation
• Ali Al-Ahmed:  White House and Most U.S. Officials Silent on Saudi Arabia's Dismal Human Rights Record
• Mel Goodman:  Netanyahu's Attempt to Derail Iran Nuclear Talks Signals Need to Re-Evaluate U.S.-Israeli Relations
• Greg Guma:  Independent Burlington, VT Mayoral Candidate Advocates Affordable Housing, Controlled Development & Opposes Basing F-35 Fighter Jets

January

Jan. 26, 2015

• Kennette Benedict:  Unchecked Climate Change and Nuclear Weapons Modernization Moves the 'Doomsday Clock' Two Minutes Closer to Midnight
• Richard D. Wolff:  Leftist Syriza Party Victory in Greece Strengthens Anti-Austerity Movement Across Europe
• Jill Stein:  U.S. Green Party Responds to President Obama's State of the Union Address
• Mike Alewitz:  Art Under Attack: Labor History Mural Censored at Museum of the City of New York

Jan. 19, 2015

• Coleen Rowley:  FBI Whistle Blower Coleen Rowley: Post-Charlie Hebdo Massacre Rush to Double Down on Warrantless Surveillance a Mistake
• Mike Leyba:  Minority Communities Excluded or Marginalized from U.S. Banking System
• Jonah Minkoff-Zern:  Five Years After SCOTUS 'Citizens United' Ruling, Coalition Vows to Overturn with Constitutional Amendment
• Ron Pinciaro:  New Bills Proposed in CT Legislature Both Strengthen and Weaken State's Post-Sandy Hook Firearm Reform Laws

Jan. 12, 2015

• Marcy Wheeler:  Freedom of the Press is a Key Issue in Trial of Former CIA Officer Jeffrey Sterling
• Alisa Simmons:  Opponents on Left and Right Oppose Fast Track Authority for Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement
• Paul Buchheit:  Tax Avoidance by America's Rich and Powerful Shocks the Conscience
• Victor Pickard:  New Book Recounts Past Battle for Media Reform and Opportunity for Reform Today

December

Dec. 29, 2014

• Dave Johnson:  The Good News for Progressives in 2014
• Arun Gupta:  The Nationwide Movement Confronting Police Violence, Another Chapter in the Black Freedom Struggle
• Steve Schnapp:  Near Record Levels of Economic Inequality in the U.S., a Product of Deliberate Government Policies
• John Humphries:  Activist Coalition Challenges Steep Connecticut Electric Utility Rate Hike

Dec. 22, 2014

• Peter Kornbluh:  After 55 Years, Obama Acknowledges U.S. Cuba Policy was a Dismal Failure
• Jamie McIntyre:  Taliban Attack on School that Killed 132 Children, Further Destabilizes a Grief-Stricken Pakistan
• Paul Engler:  From Occupy to Ferguson, New Movements are Merging to Confront Broken U.S. Political and Economic System
• Mike DeRosa:  Report on Connecticut Green Party November Election Campaign, 2015 Legislative Agenda

Dec. 15, 2014

• Michael Ratner:  U.S. Defies Obligation Under UN Convention Against Torture to Prosecute Officials Who Ordered and Carried Out CIA Torture Program
• Isaiah Poole:  Citibank Literally Writes Budget Bill Provision that Reinstates Tax Payer-Funded Bailouts for Risky Wall Street Derivative Trading
• Paul Gunter:  NRC Ignores Lessons from Fukushima Meltdown, Declining to Order Safety Enhancements to U.S. Nuclear Plants
• Frank and Paula Panzerella:  Without Public Hearings, Connecticut Regulators Approve Large Increases in CL&P and UI Electric Rates

Dec. 8, 2014

• Glen Ford:  Coast To Coast Explosion of Protest Confronts Police Violence in Communities of Color
• Matthew Hoh:  America's Longest War Just Got Longer: President Obama Reverses Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan
• Ellen Brown:  G-20 Pushes New Banking Rule That Could Confiscate Deposits and Pensions in Future Financial Crisis
• Robert E. Halstead:  Bridgeport CT City Councilman Fights to Protect Two Community Gardens from Housing Development

Dec. 1, 2014

• Torry Russell:  Injustice Seen in Ferguson is Rallying Cry to Address Police Violence Across the U.S.
• Philip Weiss:  With Two State Solution Dead, Will Palestinians Launch a Third Intifada?
• Robert Borosage:  President Urged to Issue More Executive Orders to Circumvent Obstructionist Congress
• Nicolai Petro:  Miscalculations by Western Powers and Russia in Ukraine Could Revive the Cold War

November

Nov. 24, 2014

• Daniel Altschuler:  Obama Executive Order Provokes GOP Rage, Inspires Activists to Agitate for Comprehensive Reform
• Debbie Barker:  GMOs: Corporate Techno-Food
• Rev. Peter Morales:  Ferguson Streets Explode in Anger After Grand Jury Votes Not to Indict Darren Wilson
• Marina Marchese:  Bees, Agriculture's Indispensable Pollinators, Threatened by Pesticides Linked to Colony Collapse Disorder

Nov. 17, 2014

• Karen Orenstein:  New U.S.-China Carbon Targets Fall Short of Reductions Needed to Avert Climate Change Disaster
• Craig Aaron:  Six Years After 2008 Campaign Pledge, President Obama Pushes for Net Neutrality
• Paul Kawika Martin:  White House Plans to Double Number of U.S. Troops in America's Third Iraq War
• Drew Spencer:  2014 House Election Results Affirm Need for Corrective Action in Electoral System Bias

Nov. 10, 2014

• Joel Bleifus:  After the Democrats' Midterm Election Rout, Progressives Need to Lead
• Sam Pizzigati:  Candidates of Both Parties Avoid Debate on Rising Economic Inequality in 2014 Election Campaign
• Karthik Ganapathy:  As GOP Takes Over U.S. Senate, Climate Change Activist Groups Adjust Strategy
• Curt Ries:  18-Day Fast to Protest Unregulated Money in U.S. Elections, to be Followed by Civil Disobedience Actions

Nov. 3, 2014

• Sam Jewler:  Covert Corporate Cash Funneled Through U.S. Chamber, Tops List of Dark Money Donors in 2014 Congressional Campaigns
• Greg Palast:  Investigation Reveals Jim Crow Era Voter Disenfranchisement Alive and Well in U.S. Elections
• Paul Bass:  Tour of Major Issues Connecticut Voters Will Decide in Election 2014
• Dr. Helen Caldicott:  Hiroshima, Fukushima & Beyond

October

Oct. 27, 2014

• Karen Orenstein:  EU Falters on Agreement to Reduce Green House Gas Emissions, Outlook Bleak for Future International Climate Treaty
• Beau Grosscup:  Recent Attacks Targeting Canadian Soldiers Offers Neo-Con Politicians Rationale to Boost Security Policies and Erode of Civil Liberties
• Bill McKibben and Victor Menotti:  Techno Utopianism Conference Warns Against Misplaced Faith in Technology as Panacea to Address Planetary Crises
• Ed Heflin:  Connecticut Green Party State Senate Candidate Advocates Establishing a Public Bank

Oct. 20, 2014

• Peter Kornbluh:  New Book Chronicles 50 Years of Covert U.S-Cuba Relations, Current Opportunity for Normalization
• Leigh Phillips:  Private Profit Trumps Public Health in Research for Ebola Vaccine
• Chris Donovan:  Question #1 on Connecticut Ballot this November Would Permit Early Voting in Future State Elections

Oct. 13, 2014

• Nick Schou:  New Movie Documents Corporate Media's Role in Suppressing Investigative Reporting Exposing CIA Links to Crack Cocaine Sales in U.S. Cities
• Kevin Alexander Gray:  'Ferguson October' Protests, Civil Disobedience Target Police Violence in Communities of Color Nationwide
• Norman Soloman:  U.S. Government's Prosecution of Investigative Reporter James Risen Constitutes a Threat to Journalists and Freedom of the Press

Oct. 6, 2014

• Jonathan Brater:  Supreme Court Allows Ohio to Reduce Early Voting Hours as GOP Legislatures Nationwide Declare War on Minority Voters
• Peter Hart:  In a Now Familiar Pattern, U.S. Corporate Media Cheerleads New U.S. War in Iraq and Syria
• Timothy Kuhner:  New Book Examines the Damage to Democracy by Supreme Court Rulings that Struck Down Campaign Spending Limits
• Katherine Emery:  Connecticut Establishes Benefit Corporation Status for Enterprises Dedicated to Societal Good

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