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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
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"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

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A compilation of activist and news sites with a progressive point of view

This Week on Counterpoint

Show date: Nov. 20, 2017

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Deep Cuts to Medicare Triggered by GOP Tax Reform Bill

MP3 Interview with Nancy Altman, president of Social Security Works, chair of the Strengthen Social Security coalition
Nancy Altman discusses the proposed Trump-GOP tax plan, its impact on the middle class and the little discussed major cuts to Medicare as estimated by the CBO under the PayGo provision. She also assesses the likelihood that "chained CPI" will be imposed through the tax reform plan, which would increase taxes and reduce social security benefits. Ms. Altman is also author of "The Battle for Social Security: From FDR's Vision to Bush's Gamble,"

Healthcare Emerges as Critical Issue for Voters in 2017 Election

MP3 Interview with Anthony DiMaggio, assistant professor of political science at Lehigh University
Anthony DiMaggio discusses the growing importance of healthcare issues in U.S. electoral politics, as evidenced in polls conducted during the Nov. 7th election campaigns across the U.S.

FCC Removes Ownership Rules, Allowing Right Wing Network to Reach 72% of US Households

MP3 Interview with Craig Aaron, president and CEO of the media democracy group Free Press
Craig Aaron discusses the recent FCC vote that removes limits on media ownership, clearing the way for the politically conservative Sinclair Broadcast Group's proposed merger with Tribune Media and enables the new TV Network's combined 233 local TV stations to reach 72% of U.S. households.

Prosecutors Criminalize Dissent in Trial of 200 Arrested During J20 Inauguration Protests

MP3 Interview with Chip Gibbons, legislative/policy counsel with Defending Rights and Dissent
Chip Gibbons talks about the work his group is doing to challenge the threat to free speech and journalism related to the mass arrests of both protesters and reporters during Inauguration Day demonstrations in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 2017.

 

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