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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: June 13, 2016

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Bernie Sanders Campaign Offshoot, "Brand New Congress" Continues the Political Revolution

MP3 Interview with Stacey Hopkins, co-founder and team leader with the group Brand New Congress
Stacey Hopkins discusses the goals and objectives of this new political organization which grew out of the the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, as well as the major issues of concern to the founders of this group in November's U.S. presidential and congressional election.


#WeThePeople Democracy Reform Bills Targets Big Money in Politics

MP3 Interview with Rachel Curley, democracy associate with Public Citizen's Congress Watch
Rachel Curley describes the campaign to win passage of the proposed #WeThePeople democracy reforms targeting money in U.S. politics, and the role these demands could play in this year's presidential and congressional election campaigns.


After Many Years, Labor Moves to Address Climate Change Issues

MP3 Interview with Jeremy Brecher, author of more than a dozen books on labor and social movements
Jeremy Brecher discuss his recent article co-written with Joe Uehlein titled "American Unions Form Alliance to Prevent Climate Disaster" and issues related to this November's presidential and congressional election. Jeremy Brecher' books included "Strike!" and "Global Village or Global Pillage" and the winner of five regional Emmy awards for his documentary movie work. He currently works with the Labor Network for Sustainability.


Ethics Questions Surround CT Review of Proposed Cigna-Anthem Merger

MP3 Interview with Tom Swan, executive director of the Connecticut Citizen Action Group
Tom Swan talks about some of the work CCAG is now engaged in, including the campaign to replace Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Katherine Wade and to organize opposition to the proposed Cigna-Anthem corporate insurance merger.


 

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