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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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"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

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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

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chomsky 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.
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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This Week on Counterpoint

Show date: Feb. 8, 2016

Broad Coalition Campaigns to Defeat Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement in Congress

Interview with Jessa Boehner, international program associate with Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch
Jessa Boehner discusses the recent signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal by 12 member nations in New Zealand, and the campaign being waged by a coalition of groups to defeat the trade deal in the U.S. during the next two years of the ratification period, in which the at least six countries must approve the pact for it to be implemented.

The Future of Social Security at Stake in Election 2016

Interview with Nancy Altman, president, Social Security Works
Nancy Altman discusses the current status of Social Security and the positions of both Democratic and Republican candidates aimed at ensuring the future fiscal viability of the Social Security system through new funding mechanisms for stability and/or expansion of popular benefits or through cuts in benefits and/or an increase in the eligibility age.

UN Panel Rules WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Being Arbitrarily Held

Interview with Carey Shenkman, U.S.-based attorney working on behalf of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
Carey Shenkman talks about the recent ruling by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention which declared that Assange's detention in Ecuador's London embassy should come to an end, and that Assange has the right to compensation for the 3 1/2 years he spent in "illegal detention." She also discusses the wider significance of the Assange case for both journalism and activists. Ms. Shenkman is an associate of Michael Ratner, president emeritus of the Center for Constitutional Rights

Unions Respond to CT Governor Malloy's Proposed Deep Budget Cuts & Layoffs

Interview with Matt O'Connor and Larry Dorman, communications coordinator with the Connecticut chapter of the American Federation of Teachers and public affairs coordinator with AFSCME Council 4 layoffs.
Matt O'Connor and Larry Dorman respond to Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy's proposed 2017 budget that would cut $371 million, or $5.75 percent from all state agency budgets and from all municipal grants (excluding the Educational Cost Sharing program) and would reduce state-funded positions through attrition and layoffs.

Recent Shows

February

Feb. 1, 2016

George Lakey: Bernie Sanders Supporters Should Have a Plan B: Build a Movement
Marge Baker: 'Democracy Awakening' Protest Actions Planned for April in Washington, D.C.
Kieran Suckling: Militia Group's Takeover of Oregon Wildlife Refuge, Advocated Privatization of Public Lands
David Bacon: Will Immigration Debate in 2016 Election Lead to Reform or Mass Deportations?

January

Jan. 25, 2016

Jake Johnston: "Utter Contempt for Will of the Haitian People" Provokes Cancellation of Presidential Election
David Holtz: Abusive Government & Environmental Racism at Heart of Flint Water Crisis
Angela Davis: Angela Davis on "Imagining a World with Transformative Justice."
Stacy Malkan: Gates Foundation Funds PR Campaign Promoting GMOs & Pesticides

Jan. 18, 2016

Dr. Robert Zarr: Single Payer: The Only System That Can Achieve Universal Health Care
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.: Fifty Years After MLK Challenged Inequality in America, Poverty at Record Levels
Michelle Higgins: Protest Actions Nationwide Strive to Reclaim MLK's Radical Legacy
Tom Swan: General Electric's Long History of Tax Avoidance Backdrop to Move from Connecticut to Boston

Jan. 11, 2016

Marcus Stanley: Breaking Up America's Big Banks is Key to Averting Future Financial Crises
Najam Haider: Power and Politics, Not Religion, is Fueling Escalating Conflict Between Saudi Arabia and Iran
Jeremy Varon: Protest Demanding Shut Down of U.S. Guantanamo Prison Marks 14 Years Since Camp Opened
Aaron Hughes: Iraq War Vet Recounts Visits to Iraq and Afghanistan, Restoring Human Connections

Jan. 4, 2016

Caroline Fredrickson: Case To Be Heard Before U.S. Supreme Court Could Cripple Public Sector Labor Unions
Glen Ford: Lack of Police Accountability in Tamir Rice and Sandra Bland Deaths Provokes Anger and Frustration
Kim Ives: Amid Widespread Charges of Fraud, Haiti Cancels 2nd Round of Presidential Election
Counterpoint Listeners: WPKN Call-Ins: Listeners Discuss Issues of Concern in the Year Ahead.

December

Dec. 28, 2015

Sean McElwee; Jason McDaniel: Study Finds Watching Fox News Reinforces and Exacerbates Racist Views
Mark Weisbrot: Spanish Voters Boost Fortunes of New Anti-Austerity Party
Brian Levin: Group Documents Recent Threefold Increase in Number of Hate Crimes Targeting American Muslims
Stanley Heller: After 63 Years Connecticut-Based Group Promoting Enduring Peace Remains a Center for Local Activism

Dec. 21, 2015

Mongi Dhaouadi: With Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes on the Rise in U.S., Islamic Groups Call for Police Protection
Belinda Rodriguez and Ben Case: Criticism Leveled at Big Green NGOs' Role in Canceling Paris Climate Protests
Les Leopold: New Book Explains Why America Has One of the Most Unequal Income Distributions in the Developed World
Daniel Judt: New Wave of Anti-Racist Activism at U.S. Colleges and Universities Targets Institutional Bias

Dec. 14, 2015

Chip Berlet: Americans Must Rise up to Challenge Trump's Racism and Scapegoating
David Pomerantz: Paris Summit's Carbon Reduction Targets Not Enough to Stave off Climate Catastrophe
Garbriel Hetland: Amid Venezuelan Economic Crisis, Party of Hugo Chavez Loses Election and Control of Legislature
Alberto Bernardez: Connecticut Janitors Threaten Strike on Jan. 1st If Negotiations Don't Lead to Fair Contract

Dec. 7, 2015

Ladd Everitt: San Bernardino and Colorado Springs Mass Shootings Provoke Renewed Gun Control Debate
Karen Orenstein: Paris Climate Summit Unlikely to Produce Sufficient Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Patty Lovera: Consumers and Fishing Industry Oppose FDA Approval of GMO Salmon
Mark Colville: Witness Against Torture Holds Cuba Vigil in Solidarity with Guantanamo Detainees

November

Nov. 30, 2015

John Coequyt: If Paris Climate Summit is a Turning Point, Governments Must Go Beyond Current CO2 Reduction Pledges
John Quigley: Turkey's Shooting Down of Russian Jet Fighter Makes Unstable Situation in Syria More Volatile
Miranda Blue: Planned Parenthood: Toxic Rhetoric Feeds Anti-Abortion Violence
Bernie Sanders: Presidential Candidate Touts U.S. History of Democratic Socialism

Nov. 23, 2015

Beau Grosscup: Why is the U.S. Turning a Blind Eye as Money Flows from Saudi Arabia to ISIS Terrorists
Phyllis Bennis: Essential Non-Military Strategies that Must be Implemented to Defeat ISIS.
Nate Cardozo: After Paris Attack CIA, FBI Officials Launch False, Opportunistic Call to Expand Surveillance
Nick Nyhart: In Rebuke to "Citizens United," Voters Approve Publicly Financed Election Systems in Maine and Seattle

Nov. 16, 2015

Ann Jones: American's Longest War in Afghantistan is Going from Bad to Worse
Mat dos Santos: Oregon's Dept. of Justice Caught Spying on State Residents Who Used #BlackLivesMatter Hashtag
Vijay Prashad: ISIS Terrorist Attacks Designed to Instill Fear & Hasten the "Apocalypse"
Deirdre Shelley: Multi-Issue Youth Coalition Organizes Protest Action Demanding Justice on Race, Climate & Immigration

Nov. 9, 2015

Jessa Boehner: Full Text of Trans-Pacific Partnership Reveals A Free Trade Agreement That Advances Corporate Rights
Jon Rainwater: Obama Escalates U.S. War In Syria with Boots on the Ground
Kevin Burgos: Low Wage Workers Organize Largest 'Fight for $15' National Action Yet
Melinda Tuhus: Direct Action on Climate Change Subject of Local Discussion
Kalin Jordan: Activist Group Exposes and Challenges Koch Brothers Funding of Colleges and Universities Nationwide

Nov. 2, 2015

Charles Glass: With U.S. Ground Troops Now Engaged in Syrian Conflict, Multi-Sided Proxy War Will Likely Intensify
Richard D. Wolff: Bernie Sanders' Discussion of Democratic Socialism, an Opportunity to Critique the Excesses of Capitalism
Robert Kraig: New GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan Advocates Dismantling or Privatizing Federal Social Safety Net Programs
Lynn Taborsak: Connecticut Residents Rally in Solidarity with Workers Seeking to Join Union at Danbury and New Milford Hospitals

October

Oct. 26, 2015

Andrew Cockburn: New Documents Reveal U.S. Drone Program's Deadly Flaws
John H. Cushman: Investigative Report Finds Exxon Knew Climate Change was Real, But Funded Deniers to Sow Confusion
Yael Bromberg: Alabama Voter ID Law and Closure of Driver's License Offices In Black Counties = Voter Suppression
Brian Concannon: Haitian Election, Whoever Wins, Won't Solve Poor Nation's Deep Economic and Political Crises

Oct. 19, 2015

Jessa Boehner: Fair Trade Coalition Gears-up Campaign to Defeat Transpacific Partnership in Congress
Matt Gardner, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy: American Corporations Shelter $2.1 Trillion in Offshore Profits, Withholding $620 Billion in U.S. Taxes
Sulaiman Khatib and Maya Katz: Former Israeli and Palestinian Combatants Tour U.S. Promoting Peaceful Settlement of Middle East Conflict
James Otto: Disney Sued for Replacing Its U.S. Employees with Low-Wage Foreign Workers

Oct. 5, 2015

Hedrick Smith: Only Activism Can Challenge U.S. Rigged System to Reverse Inequality and Restore Democracy
Chris Toensing: Assessing the Consequences of Russian Intervention in Syrian Civil War
Miranda Blue: Report Exposes Links Between Operation Rescue and Group That Released Videos to Discredit Planned Parenthood
Eric Foner & Ralph Nader: The Opening of New American Museum of Tort Law in Winsted, Connecticut

September

Sept. 28, 2015

Alice Slater: As Tension Rises between the U.S. and Russia is the World Witnessing a New Nuclear Arms Race?
May Boeve: Activists Hoping the Pope's Message on Climate Change Will translate into Action at UN Paris Summit
Andrew Hanauer: Pope Francis Challenges U.S. Congress to Take Action on Inequality and Poverty
Sylvester Salcedo: Attorney and U.S. Navy Veteran Advocates Decriminalizing Heroin, Providing Treatment Not Prison

Sept. 21, 2015

Chip Berlet: Support for Racism and Trump is Mainstream in Today's Republican Party
Ralph Nader: Ralph Nader's New Tort Reform Museum in CT Celebrates Victories of Law Over Corporate Power
Rena Seinzor: Critics Condemn DOJ Deferred Prosecution of GM for Deadly Auto Defect
Matt O'Connor: NLRB Invalidates Union Elections at Two CT Hospitals

Sept. 14, 2015

Phyllis Bennis: International Nuclear Agreement with Iran a Victory for Diplomacy Over War
Russell Mokhiber: U.S. Department of Justice Sets New Guidelines to Prosecute Corporate Criminals
Allan Nairn: Resigned and Jailed Guatemalan President Complicit in Mass Murder and War Crimes
John Humphries: Connecticut Governor's Council on Climate Change Moves to Set Interim Goals to Limit Greenhouse Emissions

Sept. 7, 2015

Arun Gupta: Union Organizing 'Fight For $15,' Marginalizes Larger Struggle for Worker Power
Eve Spangler: Abiding by Human Rights Framework One Path to Resolving Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Adriana Beltran: Context for Guatemala's Recent Political Upheaval Explained
Marilyn Elie: Groups Continue Fight to Stop NRC Re-licensing of New York's Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant

August

Aug. 31, 2015

Ben Norton: Assisted by Flawed Journalism, Iran Nuclear Deal Opponents Spread Disinformation
Costas Panayotakis: Ongoing Greek Debt Crisis Triggers New National Election with Uncertain Outcome for Governing Syriza Party
Norman Solomon: Activists Petition Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders to Reveal his Foreign Policy Platform
John Bell: Museum Exhibit Tells Story of Bread and Puppet Theater, Which for 50 Years has Produced Compelling Politically Charged Art

Aug. 24, 2015

Carmen Watkins: NAACP's 'Journey for Justice' March from Selma to Washington Mobilizes Activists Across Five Southern States
Gar Smith: Robots, Nature and the Singularity
Mark Klein: AT&T's "Unique" Relationship with NSA Comes Under Scrutiny After Release of Snowden Documents
Tom Swan: Connecticut is First State in the Nation to Propose a Penalty on Low Wage Employers

Aug. 17, 2015

Eric Kingson: Social Security Disability Fund Shortfall Solution Becomes New GOP Congressional Hostage
Matthew Hoh: As Military Situation in Afghanistan Deteriorates, Washington May be Drawn Back into Endless War
Abby Scher: Union Support for Worker-Owned Cooperatives Plants Seeds for Future Solidarity Economy
Ben Martin: Environmentalists and Climate Activists Challenge New England Natural Gas Pipeline Project

Aug. 3, 2015

Daphne Wysham: Civil Disobedience Action Targets Shell Icebreaker Ship Bound for Oil Drilling Rig in Arctic
Vijay Das: On Medicare's 50th Birthday, Bills in Congress Would Expand Medicare to All Citizens
Jaydee Hanson: EPA Sued for Its Conditional Approval of Nanotechnology Pesticide
Scot X. Esdaile: Connecticut NAACP Launches Investigation of 2014 Death of Young Black Lawyer in Redding, Connecticut

July

July 27, 2015

Paul Kawika Martin: Will Congressional Rejection of the International Iran Nuclear Accord Lead to War?
Ralph Nader: Ralph Nader Assesses the 2016 Presidential Candidates
Erica Payne: If Elected, Jeb Bush Says He'll Phase Out Medicare
Patty Lovera: House Passes Bill That Would Ban State Laws Mandating Labeling of GMO Foods

July 20, 2015

Stephen F. Cohen: U.S., Russian Military Escalation in Ukraine Could Lead to Dangerous Unintended Consequences
Jamal Abdi: U.S. Peace Movement Must Mobilize to Prevent Congress from Sabotaging Iran Nuclear Accord
Dan Berger: U.S. Criminal Justice System Requires Reforms Well Beyond Those Advocated by President Obama
Kenneth Barone: Racial Profiling Study of Connecticut Law Enforcement Used to Train Police to Minimize Bias

July 13, 2015

Sameer Dossani: Will New BRICS Development Bank Offer Poor Nations an Alternative to the World Bank?
Mark Weisbrot: Tentative Bailout Deal Inflicts More Austerity, But Keeps Greece in the EuroZone
Mark Potok: Congress Needs to Investigate Threat of Domestic Terrorism from White Supremacist Hate Groups
Stanley Heller: BDS Movement Targeting Israel, Gaining Increased International Support on 10th Anniversary

July 6, 2015

James S. Henry: Greek People Say No to More EU Austerity, Yes to Dignity
Wayne Smith: Former U.S. Diplomat Celebrates Normalization of U.S.-Cuba Relations
Andrew Patrick: Charleston Massacre One More Reason to Strengthen U.S. Gun Laws
Kai Newkirk: Coalition Pushes Obama to Issue Executive Order Requiring Federal Contractors to Disclose their Political Spending

June

June 29, 2015

John J. Mearsheimer: U.S. Decision to Deploy Heavy Military Equipment to Eastern and Central Europe Dangerously Escalates Tension with Russia
Adam Gaffney: Obamacare Wins Supreme Court Case, but the Struggle to Achieve Universal Health Care Continues
Nick Nyhart: As Congress Refuses to Restore Voting Rights Act, GOP-Governed States Continue to Enact Voter Suppression Laws
Gregory Williams: Pro-Palestinian Jewish Activists Arrested and Labeled Terrorists for Disrupting IDF Event at CT Temple

June 22, 2015

Graylan Hagler: Charleston Massacre Provokes Long Overdue National Debate Confronting Deep-seated White Supremacist Views
Jim Dean: Progressive Group Threatens Free Trade Democrats with Primary Challenges
Joel Kovel: Pope's Climate Change Encyclical Links Market Economics to Environmental Degradation and Global Warming
Konstantinos Tsoukalas: Greek Syriza MP Assesses Europe's Growing Movement Resisting Austerity Policies

June 15, 2015

William Binney: Former NSA Official Warns that Without Major Changes, the U.S. is Establishing a 'Surveillance State'
Sarah Anderson: Free Trade Opponents Claim Victory in Defeating Fast Track, But Face Second Vote this Week
Miranda Blue: Federal Court Upholds Texas Law that will Shutter Most of the State's Abortion Clinics
Kashama Sawant: The Main Architect of Seattle's $15 Minimum Wage Sees Her Campaign Go National

June 8, 2015

Sue Udry: Civil Liberties Advocates Say USA Freedom Act Reforms But Does Not End Dragnet NSA Surveillance
Jennifer Clark: GOP Voter Suppression Laws Challenged in Advance of 2016 Presidential Election
Eric LeCompte: Debt, Bankruptcy and Poverty Not Adequately Addressed at G7 Summit Meeting
Glen Ford: Police Violence Triggers Birth of Militant Black Lives Matter Movement

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