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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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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.
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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

 

"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: Dec. 26, 2016

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Recent Shows

December

Dec. 19, 2016

• Coleen Rowley:  As Democrats Push for Investigation into Russia's Role in US Election; Trump Signals New Hostility Toward China
• Drew Courtney:  Sen. Jeff Sessions Nomination as Attorney General, Among Trump's Most Dangerous Cabinet Picks
• Benjamin Schreiber:  Trump Administration Intent on Eviscerating Environmental and Climate Protection Regulations
• Shelly Altman:  Chanukah/Solstice Vigils Organized Against Islamophobia and Racism

Dec. 12, 2016

• Michael Corcoran:  Progressive Activists Can Push Democrats to Boldly Resist Trump Agenda
• Stephanie Tsosie:  Tribe Welcomes Army Corps Decision on DAPL, But Fight Isn't Over
• Lacy MacAuley:  Sending Defiant Message to the Nation and World, Activists Prepare to Disrupt Trump Inauguration

Dec. 5, 2016

• Nancy Altman:  Trump Cabinet Pick Advocates Privatization of Social Security and Medicare
• Louis Perez:  After Fidel Castro's Death President-Elect Trump Signals Intention to Scuttle Thaw in Relations
• Cassady Fendlay:  Women's March on Washington Challenging Trump Agenda Gathers National Momentum

November

Nov. 28, 2016

• Chip Berlet:  Racism, Xenophobia on Full Display Among Trump's Early Appointments and Nominations
• Steven Rosenfeld:  Election Recounts in Key Battleground States Will Reveal Deep Flaws in US Electoral Machinery
• Lindsay Farrell:  Austerity Democrats Lose Ground in Connecticut Legislative Elections
• Robert Jensen:  Passive US Media Moving Quickly to Normalize Trump's Hate and Stream of Nonstop Lie

Nov. 21, 2016

• Norman Solomon:  Progressives Must Rise to Meet the Onslaught of the Coming Trump Presidency with Unity and Resolve
• Drew Courtney:  Opponents Line up to Block Expected Trump Muslim Registry and Sessions Attorney General Nomination
• Chuck Collins:  Growing Inequality Fed Support for Trump's Scapegoat Populism
• Greg Palast:  Election 2016 Was Stolen by GOP-Organized Purge of More Than 1 Million Voters, Many in Swing States

Nov. 14, 2016

• Thomas Frank:  Democrats' Failure to Address Inequality Gave Trump Election Advantage
• Sarah Badawi:  Progressives Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party
• Chris Pearson:  Un-Democratic Electoral College Can Be Nullified

Nov. 7, 2016

• Jon Greenbaum:  In the Face of Threats, Voter Protection Operation Prepared to Safeguard Everyone's Right to Vote
• Hugh MacMillan:  Opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline Target the Project's Financial Backers
• Rob Ritchie:  Alternatives to Winner-Take-All Electoral System More Inclusive of Minority Views
• Kyle Bailey:  Maine Ballot "Question 5" Would Establish First Ranked Choice Voting System in Nation
• Brad Friedman:  Could Trump's Recruitment of Supporters to "Watch the Polls," Result in Intimidation and Violence?

October

Oct. 31, 2016

• Robert Parry:  Demonization of Putin and Russia in US Election Campaign Increases Prospects of New Cold War
• Sue Udry:  Civil Liberties Groups Will Push Next President For Further Surveillance Reforms
• Matt Wood:  Proposed AT&T - Time Warner merger Provokes Strong, Diverse Opposition
• John P. Geyman:  Flawed Obamacare Must Be Replaced by Non-Profit Medicare-For-All

Oct. 24, 2016

• Nancy Altman:  Election Will Determine Fate of Social Security for Generations to Come
• Marge Baker:  Next President Will Have the Power to Shift Direction of Supreme Court
• Roger Salazar:  California's Proposition 61 Threatens Drug Company Monopoly Pricing
• Victor Wallis:  Deep Flaws in U.S. Electoral System Breeds Cynicism

Oct. 17, 2016

• Mark Ames:  Charges of Russian Interference in U.S. Election Adds to Fear of New Cold War
• Bill Fletcher Jr:  A Post-Election Strategy for U.S. Progressive Movement
• Brian Concannon:  Hurricane Devastates Haiti, Exposing Long Running Political and Economic Dysfunction
• Chris Schweitzer:  Groups Use 'Inflatable Aliens' to Provoke Public Discussion of Climate Change

Oct. 10, 2016

• Jennifer Clark:  Group Warns Trump's Recruitment of 'Election Observers' Can Lead to Voter Intimidation
• William Binney:  FBI Arrests NSA Contractor Charging He Stole Government Property
• Shane Burley:  'Alt Right' White Supremacists Go to College

Oct. 3, 2016

• Adele M. Stan:  Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson Funded by Donors Linked with Koch Brothers Network
• Jackson Katz:  Machismo Plays Outsized Role in Trump v. Clinton Election Campaign
• Alex Main:  Washington Cozies Up with Brazil's Post-Impeachment Right Wing Government
• Chris Knestrick, Ben Brazil:  Colombian Voters Reject Proposed Peace Agreement That Would Have Ended 52 Years of War

September

Sept. 26, 2016

• Diallo Brooks:  Police Violence in Communities of Color Occurs in a Culture That Too Often Devalues Black Lives
• Kennette Benedict:  Obama Administration Rejects Adopting Nuclear Weapons No First-Use Pledge
• Kevin Alexander Gray:  Pro-Sports Athletes Step Up to Protest Police Violence and Racial Injustice
• Jason Fredlund and Rev. Erica Richmond:  Group Organizing White Activists to Challenge Racism in Their Own Neighborhoods

Sept. 19, 2016

• Trevor Timm:  U.S. Human Rights Groups Press Obama to Grant Snowden Presidential Pardon
• Zack Clark:  Farmers Challenge Proposed $66 Billion Monsanto-Bayer Merger
• Hugh MacMillan:  Report Details Wall Street Banks Financing Controversial Dakota Access Pipeline
• Jim Finley:  Governor Malloy Appeals Judge's Order to Overhaul Connecticut's Education Funding System

Sept. 12, 2016

• Rahna Epting:  Campaign Launched to Make Democracy Reform the Focus of First Presidential Debate
• Melinda St. Louis:  Coalition Works to Stop Passage of Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Pact in Lame Duck Session of Congress
• Ken Bossong:  U.S. Records Growth of Renewable Energy Sources: Solar and Wind
• Wendy Lecker:  Connecticut State Judge Orders State to Overhaul its Irrational and Unequal Education System

Sept. 5, 2016

• Laura Carlsen:  Mexicans Hold Trump and Their President in Contempt After Embarrassing Meeting
• James S. Henry:  EU Imposes $14.5 Billion Tax on Apple After Tax Avoidance Scheme Uncovered
• Norman Solomon:  Concerns Raised About the Mission & Agenda of Bernie Sanders' New "Our Revolution" Group
• Aaron Greenberg & Robin Canavan:  NLRB Rules that Graduate Assistants Have a Right to Union Representation; Yale Students Petition for Recognition
• Melinda Tuhus:  Local Protest in New Haven Organized in Solidarity with North Dakota Opponents of Access Oil Pipeline

August

Aug. 29, 2016

• Chip Berlet:  "Alt-Right" Racists Leading Trump Campaign, Enter Upper Echelon of Mainstream US Politics
• Michael Beer:  Turkey Invades Northern Syria to Attack U.S.-Backed Rebels
• Greg Palast:  GOP-Controlled States Plan to Purge Millions of Minority Voters Before November Election
• Paula Panzarella:  CT Activists Organize Opposition to Proposed United Illuminating Electric Rate Hike

Aug. 22, 2016

• Dr. Steffie Woolhandler:  Aetna and Other Insurance Companies Exit from ObamaCare Exchanges, Illustrating Need for Medicare For All
• Dedrick Asante-Muhammad:  America's Growing Racial Wealth Inequality Endangers Nation's Future Economic Health
• Germaine Leggett:  Fight For $15 Workers Hold First National Convention in Richmond, VA
• Stanley Heller:  Ralph Nader and Palestinian Rights Activist Omar Barghouti to Receive 2017 Gandhi Peace Prize

Aug. 15, 2016

• Robert Parry:  Ahead in the Polls, Hillary Embraces GOP Neoconservative War Hawks
• Brian Tashman:  Trump & Rubio Attend Event Organized by Anti-LGBTQ Extremists
• Carminda MacLorin:  Montreal World Social Forum Pursues Progressive Global Agenda
• Lindsay Farrell:  Connecticut Working Families Party Wins Five of Five Legislative Primary Elections

Aug. 8, 2016

• Paul Kawika Martin:  As World Marks 71st Anniversary of US Atomic Bombing of Japan, America poised to Build New Generation of Nuclear Weapons
• Kristen Breitweiser:  World Trade Center Victim's Widow Demands Investigation and Accountability for Alleged Saudi Link to 9/11 Attack
• Arun Gupta:  Companies Exploit Inmates for Profit Made from Prepaid Debit Cards
• Steve Ellner:  Can Negotiations Ease Venezuela's Economic and Political Crisis?

Aug. 1, 2016

• Chuck Collins:  For the First Time in Decades Inequality Is a Major Issue in a U.S. Presidential Election Campaign
• Mark Weisbrot:  US Legislators Question Veracity of Brazil’s Impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff
• Mike Leyba:  United For a Fair Economy Offers Popular Education to Better Understand Roots of Inequality
• Lenny Siegel:  A Sanders Delegate Reflects on the Good, Bad & Ugly at the DNC in Philadelphia

July

July 25, 2016

• Nadine Bloch:  Creative, Progressive Protests Blossom at Republican and Democratic Conventions
• Russell Mokhiber:  Corporate Money Feeds and Influences Both Major U.S. Political Parties
• Frederick Clarkson:  Christian Right Still Setting the Culture War Agenda for Republicans
• Jeff Cohen:  Bernie Supporters Angry and Disaffected Over Clinton's Choice of Sen. Tim Kaine as Running Mate

July 11, 2016

• Rev. Graylan S. Hagler:  After a Week of Tumultuous Violence, Americans More Divided on Issues of Police Accountability and Race
• Paul Gottinger:  No End in Sight for America's Longest War in Afghanistan
• David Swanson:  Britain's Chilcot Investigation Documents Some, But Not All Deceptions and Miscalculations of Iraq War
• Harvey Wasserman:  Deal to Close Dangerous Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Could Serve as a Model for Similar Efforts Across the U.S.

July 4, 2016

• Tom Hayden:  Why America Needs a New Peace Movement
• Scott Swenson:  Will Supreme Court's Overturning Gov. McDonnell Graft Conviction Legalize Bribery?
• Andrew Hanauer:  Flawed Oversight Board Formed to Address Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis Defended as Only Alternative
• Karl Grossman:  Juno Jupiter Probe Succeeds with Solar Power, but NASA Turning to Nuclear Power

June

June 27, 2016

• Nina Q. Eichacker:  UK's "Brexit" Vote Linked to EU Austerity Policies and Dim Economic Prospects
• Mario A. Murillo:  Breakthrough: Colombia and FARC Guerillas Reach Agreement on Bilateral Cease-Fire
• Deborah Burger:  The People's Summit: What's Next for Sanders Supporters and their Revolution?

June 20, 2016

• Sarah Warbelow:  The Orlando Massacre and the Epidemic of Hate Crimes Targeting America's LGBTQ Community
• Ladd Everitt:  After Orlando, Congress Once Again Fails to Pass Measures to Reduce Gun Violence
• Craig Aaron:  Federal Appeals Court Upholds FCC's Net Neutrality Rules, Protecting an Open Internet
• Matthew Cardinale:  SMART ALEC Uses Right Wing Corporate Model to Promote Tools that can Boost Affordable Housing

June 13, 2016

• Stacey Hopkins:  Bernie Sanders Campaign Offshoot, "Brand New Congress" Continues the Political Revolution
• Rachel Curley:  #WeThePeople Democracy Reform Bills Targets Big Money in Politics
• Jeremy Brecher:  After Many Years, Labor Moves to Address Climate Change Issues
• Tom Swan:  Ethics Questions Surround CT Review of Proposed Cigna-Anthem Merger

June 6, 2016

• Christian Parenti:  The Link Between Climate Change, Neo-Liberal Economic Policies and Regional Conflicts Explained
• Irene Aguilar:  Colorado Voters Will Have a Chance to Establish Nation's First Single-Payer Health Care System in November
• Mark Weisbrot:  Leftist Governments in Latin America Suffer Economic, Political Setbacks, But Remain a Potent Force
• Jennifer Siskind:  Grassroots Effort Passes Bans on Accepting Toxic Fracking Waste in Four Connecticut Towns

May

May 30, 2016

• Tariq Ali:  Movements Rise Up Around the Globe to Confront the Causes of Economic Inequality
• Jeremy Scahill:  US Drone Wars' Civilian Casualties Fuel More Terrorism
• Philip Weiss:  Israel's New Extremist Defense Minister Denounced Around the World
• Lindsay Matthews:  Connecticut Group Homes for the Developmentally Disabled Hit with Deep Budget Cuts and Privatization Plan

May 23, 2016

• Bruce Gagnon:  Weaponizing Space Poses a Major Threat to Humanity
• Paul Kawika Martin:  As Obama Makes Historic Visit to Hiroshima, Scholars Urge Action to Abolition Nuclear Weapons
• Chris Hedges:  In US Election, Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Urges Activists to Reject 'Lesser Evil Politics'
• Mike DeRosa:  Connecticut Green Party Launches Drive to Collect Signatures for Ballot Access

May 16, 2016

• Ralph Nader:  Ralph Nader Sponsors Breaking Through Power Conference: Four Days of Civic Mobilization
• Maria Luisa Mendonca:  After Long Battle Brazil's Conservative Parties Likely to Succeed in Ousting President Dilma Rousseff
• Katherine Brezler:  Bernie Sanders' Supporters Will Gather in Chicago This June to Consider the Future of Their 'Political Revolution'
• Seth Adler:  Annual Left Forum Conference Theme: 'Rage, Rebellion, Revolution: Organizing Our Power.'

May 9, 2016

• Ian Haney López:  Is Trump's Blatant Racism an Opportunity to Build Class Solidarity?
• Ben Beachy:  Leaked Documents Reveal TTIP Free Trade Agreement Would Undermine Climate, Environment and Consumer Protections
• Alberto Saldamando:  With Rising Human Rights Violations in Honduras, Pressure Grows on US to Suspend Military Aid
• Jeffrey Walter:  Deep Budget Cuts Will Hurt Some of Connecticut's Most Vulnerable Populations

May 2, 2016

• Adam Gitlin:  New Voter Suppression Laws in 17 States Could Have Major Impact on 2016 Election
• Nicolai Petro:  Violence Averted On Second Anniversary of Odessa Massacre That Killed 48 in Ukraine
• Jesse Myerson:  Supporters of Bernie Sanders Candidacy Initiate Discussions to Transform Campaign into Progressive Movement
• Brendan DeMelle and Kevin Grandia:  New Documents Reveal Exxon Aware of Damage Caused by Burning Fossil Fuels in Late 1970s

April

April 25, 2016

• Edwin Vargas, Brandon L McGee Jr:  Clinton vs. Sanders Surrogates Debate the Issues on Eve of Primary Election in Five States
• Sheila Carapico:  9/11 and Dismal Human Rights Record Casts Shadow on U.S.-Saudi Relationship
• Antonia Juhasz:  Six Years After BP Oil Spill Disaster, Environmental and Economic Damage Incalculable
• Dune Lankard:  Groups File Lawsuit Against FDA for Approving Sale of Genetically Modified Salmon

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