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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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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: July 4, 2016

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Why America Needs a New Peace Movement

MP3 Interview with Tom Hayden, former California state senator
Tom Hayden discusses his recent Nation magazine article, "America Needs a New Peace Movement - Especially if Clinton Wins in November" and election related issues. Mr. Hayden is a veteran peace and civil rights organizer, widely known as a founding member of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and primary author of the Port Huron Statement.


Will Supreme Court's Overturning Gov. McDonnell Graft Conviction Legalize Bribery?

MP3 Interview with Scott Swenson, vice president for communications with Common Cause
Mr. Swenson discusses the recent Supreme Court ruling that vacated the conviction of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, and the dangerous precedent it sets for making it more difficult to prosecute officeholders who sell political access and influence to the highest bidder.


Flawed Oversight Board Formed to Address Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis Defended as Only Alternative

MP3 Interview with Andrew Hanauer, Jubilee USA Network's campaigns director
Mr. Hanauer examines the pros and cons of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA,), which was recently passed by the U.S. Senate, and considers how this legislation will be used to address Puerto Rico's urgent debt crisis.


Juno Jupiter Probe Succeeds with Solar Power, but NASA Turning to Nuclear Power

MP3 Interview with Karl Grossman, professor of journalism at the State University of New York at Old Westbury
Mr. Grossman talks about NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter using solar power, and the dangers of NASA's plan to once again use nuclear fuel to power future U.S. spacecraft. He'll also assess the significance of the recent announcement that there's a plan to close California's controversial Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.


 

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