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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

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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: Dec. 11, 2017

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With Declaration on Jerusalem Trump Angers World, Isolates U.S.

MP3 Interview with Philip Weiss, co-editor of the online Middle East news site Mondoweiss
Mr. Weiss discusses how President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital has already, and will continue, to impact people on the ground in the Middle East and around the world, as well as the declaration's effect on the moribund Middle East peace process.

Trump Floats Idea to Establish Private Spy Agency

MP3 Interview with Jefferson Morley, Washington correspondent with Alternet
Mr. Morley talks about his recent article, "The Last Thing America Needs Is Trump Armed with His Own Private CIA." He also discusses his forthcoming book, "The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton."

Honduras Ruling Party Conspires to Steal Presidential Election

MP3 Interview with Suyapa Portillo, Washington correspondent with Alternet
Suyapa Portillo assesses the current post-election crisis in Honduras, and how U.S. policy over recent years has contributed to deepening authoritarianism, instability and violence.

Yale Community Pressures University to Divest from Fossil Fuel Investments

MP3 Interview with Elias Esterbrook; Robin Cavana, Fossil Free Yale; co-president of Local 33 Unite-HERE, the union of graduate employees at Yale University
Elias Esterbrook & Robin Cavana discuss their campaign and petition drive demanding that Yale divest hundreds of millions of dollars that the university currently invests in fracking, coal mining and oil drilling.

 

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