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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. 29, 2016

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"Alt-Right" Racists Leading Trump Campaign, Enter Upper Echelon of Mainstream US Politics

MP3 Interview with Chip Berlet, investigative journalist, research analyst, scholar and activist
Chip Berlet discusses recent media focus on the so-called "Alt-right," and what these right wing activists actually believe. He also talks about the significance of their leadership of the Trump for President campaign and their entry into the upper echelons of mainstream GOP politics. Mr. Berlet has written about racism and intolerance for over four decades.


Turkey Invades Northern Syria to Attack U.S.-Backed Rebels

MP3 Interview with Michael Beer, director of the group Nonviolence International
Mr Beer assesses the ongoing civil war in Syria, with a focus on the recent Turkish military invasion into northern Syria. He also talks about prospects for any possible breakthroughs in current U.S.-Russian cease fire talks taking place in Geneva.


GOP-Controlled States Plan to Purge Millions of Minority Voters Before November Election

MP3 Interview with Greg Palast, investigative reporter whose stories appear on BBC Television, The Guardian and Al Jazeera
Mr Palast discusses his new article in Rolling Stone Magazine, "The GOP's Stealth War Against Voters," and the new film documentary, "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: A Tale of Billionaires & Ballot Bandits." He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Billionaires & Ballot Bandits, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, Armed Madhouse and the highly acclaimed Vultures' Picnic.


CT Activists Organize Opposition to Proposed United Illuminating Electric Rate Hike

MP3 Interview with Paula Panzarella, organizer with Connecticut Fight the Hike campaign
Paula Panzarella discusses the United Illuminating electric utility's plan to once again increase their rates on the distribution charge portion of customers' bills. Connecticut customers already pay the highest rates for electricity in the continental United States. UI is now owned by Iberdrola, one of the world’s largest utility companies, with over 31 million customers.


 

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