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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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Listen to Scott Harris Live on WPKN Radio

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 also is executive producer of a weekly radio newsmagazine, "Between The Lines," heard on 50 community radio stations in the U.S. and Canada. Between The Lines' podcasts, interview transcripts and program summaries can be found at www.btlonline.org.

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: Jan. 4, 2016

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Case To Be Heard Before U.S. Supreme Court Could Cripple Public Sector Labor Unions

MP3 Interview with Caroline Fredrickson, American Constitution Society president
Caroline Fredrickson discusses her group's work in alerting the public to the important issues at stake for labor unions and all workers in the Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association case that will soon be heard before the U.S. Supreme Court.


Lack of Police Accountability in Tamir Rice and Sandra Bland Deaths Provokes Anger and Frustration

MP3 Interview with Glen Ford, executive editor with the Black Agenda Report
Glen Ford reflects on the recent grand jury decisions not to indict police officers involved in the deaths of Tamir Rice in Ohio and Sandra Bland in Texas. He also shares his views on the current organizational status of the nationwide Black Lives Matter movement and what new strategies may emerge in 2016.


Amid Widespread Charges of Fraud, Haiti Cancels 2nd Round of Presidential Election

MP3 Interview with Kim Ives, journalist, co-founder and editor with the international weekly newspaper Haiti Liberté
Kim Ives discusses the current situation in Haiti with the recent postponement of the scheduled presidential runoff election, allegations of fraud in the first round of polling and protests against the continued United Nations military presence in Haiti.


WPKN Call-Ins: Listeners Discuss Issues of Concern in the Year Ahead.

MP3 Scott Harris takes calls from WPKN listeners
Listener phone calls discussisng issues of concern in the new year ahead.


 

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