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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: Aug. 8, 2016

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As World Marks 71st Anniversary of US Atomic Bombing of Japan, America poised to Build New Generation of Nuclear Weapons

MP3 Interview with Paul Kawika Martin, political and communications director with Peace Action
Paul Kawika Martin reports from Japan on the 71st Anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki and President Obama's nuclear policy, plans for the U.S. to spend $1 Trillion over the next 30 years to modernize America's nuclear arsenal and the long running local opposition to U.S. military bases on Okinawa.


World Trade Center Victim's Widow Demands Investigation and Accountability for Alleged Saudi Link to 9/11 Attack

MP3 Interview with Kristen Breitweiser, 9/11 widow and activist working with a group of other 9/11 widows known as the "Jersey Girls
Kristen Breitweiser discusses her recent article, "The Long-Hidden Saudi-9/11 Trail," touching on the relationship between the Saudi monarchy, Wahhabi Islam and global terrorism -- and the reasons why successive U.S. presidential administration have covered it up.


Companies Exploit Inmates for Profit Made from Prepaid Debit Cards

MP3 Interview with Arun Gupta, journalist who has written for many publications including The Guardian, Salon, Al Jazeera America and YES! Magazine
Arun Gupta discusses his recent article, "The Financial Firm That Cornered the Market on Jails," and the wider economic exploitation of people serving time in the U.S. prison industrial complex.


Can Negotiations Ease Venezuela's Economic and Political Crisis?

MP3 Interview with Steve Ellner, who has taught economic history at the Universidad de Oriente in Venezuela since 1977and is the author of "Rethinking Venezuelan Politics,"
Steve Ellner talks about his recent article titled, "Showdown in Venezuela: What’s at stake in debates about dialogue and negotiation between Chavistas and the opposition in Venezuela?"


 

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