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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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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. 28, 2017

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Trump Afghan War Policy Follows Failed US Strategy Across the Middle East

MP3 Interview with Matthew Hoh, senior fellow with the Center for International Policy
Matthew Hoh a former State Department official who resigned in 2009 in protest of US strategic policy in Afghanistan. Mr Hoh assesses President Trump's recently announced policy on the 16-year U.S. war in Afghanistan, citing his recent article, "Trump's Turn To Lie About Afghanistan."


NAFTA Re-Negotiation Must Prioritize Labor, Environmental and Human Rights

MP3 Interview with Melinda St Louis, international campaigns director with Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch
Melinda St. Louis discusses the Trump administration's re-negotiation of NAFTA, the balance between corporate and public interest, and the need for labor, environmental and human rights protections.


Texas Flood Linked with Extreme Weather Patterns Long Predicted by Climate Science

MP3 Interview with John H. Cushman Jr, managing editor of Inside Climate News
John H. Cushman Jr. talks about a recent Harvard University Study that confirms his publication's earlier investigation that concluded that oil company giant Exxon misled the public about climate change. He also discusses issues related to fossil fuel industry accountability for the destructive consequences of climate change, including the devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey in East Texas.


Dakota Access Pipeline Opponents Pressure New Haven, CT to Divest from Wells Fargo Bank

MP3 Interview with Melinda Tuhus, veteran social justice activist and WPKN/Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine producer
Melinda Tuhus discusses the upcoming Aug. 31st rally at New Haven's City Hall to pressure Mayor Toni Harp to move the city's operating funds out of Wells Fargo bank, a financial institution that invested in the Dakota Access pipeline, other dirty energy projects and immigration detention facilities. Wells Fargo has been heavily fined in major scandals involving money laundering and stealing from its own customers. [Correction: During this interview Melinda Tuhus stated that Wells Fargo bank had invested $482 billion over three years in all fossil fuel projects. The correct figure is $4.82 billion.]


 

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