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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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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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Counterpoint Audio Archives 2013

December

Dec. 30, 2013

Medea Benjamin: Top 10 Progressive Accomplishments of 2013
Jeremy Scahill: U.S. Dirty Wars Create New Enemies Around the Globe
Eric LeCompte: The Philippines' Marcos-Era External Debt Saps Funds from Post-Typhoon Rebuilding Effort
Morgan Fox: Legalization of Recreational Marijuana in Two States is Wave of the Future

Dec. 23, 2013

Shahid Buttar: Challenges to NSA Dragnet Surveillance Gain Momentum
Robert W. McChesney: Amazon's $600 Million Contract with CIA Casts Shadow on Washington Post's Integrity
Richard Dieter: U.S. Execution of Prisoners Decreases to 40-Year Low
Stephen F. Cohen: Roiled by Protests, Divided Ukraine Weighs Future Trade Relations with EU and Russia
Laura MacCleery: House - Senate Budget Agreement Continues Austerity Policies Targeting Working Families

Dec. 9, 2013

Kade Crockford: Latest Snowden Documents Reveal NSA Dragnet Collection of Worldwide Cell Phone Location Data
John C. Philo: Federal Court Ruling on Detroit Bankruptcy Jeopardizes Public Employee Pensions Nationally
Robert Parry: Ronald Reagan on the Wrong Side of History with U.S. Policy Toward Apartheid South Africa and Nelson Mandela
Matt Hawthorne: Religious Group Advocates Public Disclosure of Senate Report Documenting U.S. Torture of Terrorist Suspects

Dec. 2, 2013

Dan Beeton: Candidate Alleging Fraud, Demands Vote-by-Vote Recount in Honduras Presidential Election
Todd Gitlin: Divestment Campaign Targeting Fossil Fuel Industry Could Advance Global Warming Fight
Craig Aaron: New FCC Chair Will Soon Face Tests on Net Neutrality and Media Consolidation Issues
Laura Gottesdiener: Investigation Reveals Dangers of New Rental Securitization Investment Scheme

November

Nov. 25, 2013

Rebekah Wilce: Right Wing Think Tank Network Promotes Corporate Agenda in State Government
Kingston Reif: Interim International Nuclear Arms Accord With Iran A Welcome First Step to Reduce Threat of War
Kevin Kamps: Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Cleanup Enters Extremely Dangerous Phase
David Swanson: If New U.S.-Afghan Accord is Ratified, America's Longest War Likely to Go Longer

Nov. 18, 2013

Karen Orenstein: The Philippines, Typhoon Haiyan and the Urgent Task of Addressing Climate Change
Alex Main: Honduras Could See Democratic Rebound in Nov. 24 Presidential Election
Gareth Porter: Breakdown of Iran Nuclear Negotiations: A Lost Opportunity that Could Have Been Averted
Dr. Margaret Flowers: Obamacare's Flaws and Shortcomings Reinforce Activists' Push for 'Medicare for All' Universal System

Nov. 11, 2013

Gerry Condon: Veterans for Peace Commemorate Veterans Day by Rejecting Militarism and the Glorification of War
Kimberly Fountain: As Conservatives Push for Benefit Cuts, New Coalition Campaigns for Social Security Expansion
Ellen Brown: Struggle to Hold Big Banks Accountable Leads Group to Advocate for Public Banking
David Hoffman: Independent Media's Role in Struggles for Democracy and Social Change Examined in New Book

Nov. 4, 2013

Michael J. Wilson: Federal Cuts to Food Stamp Program Hurt Children, Seniors and the Disabled the Most
Norman Solomon: Campaign Launched to Restore NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden's U.S. Passport
Phil Donahue: TV Talk Show Host Phil Donahue's Documentary Film, "Body of War," a Close-up Look at the Horrors of War
Karl Grossman: Public Debate on the Future of Plum Island, a Former Government Germ Warfare Site on Long Island Sound

October

Oct. 28, 2013

Matt Simons: Thousands Protest NSA Blanket Surveillance in Washington, Launch National Movement for Reform
Paul Jorgensen: Campaign Cash Influences Expansion and Institutionalization of 'National Surveillance State'
Rachel O'Leary: Amnesty International Calls for Investigation of Possible War Crimes in U.S. - Pakistan Drone Strikes
Teri Eickel: CT Religious Coalition to Convene Climate Stewardship Summit to Address Global Warming Nov. 7

Oct. 21, 2013

Jim Dean: Cultivating the Electoral Backlash Against the Tea Party-led Government Shutdown
Lori Wallach: Obama Administration Conceals Details of Proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Treaty to Blunt Opposition
Britt Cocanour: Greenpeace Launches Global Campaign to Free Arctic Activists Held in Russian Jail
Hendrik Voss: School of the Americas Watch Continues Decades-Long Campaign to Close Pentagon School that Trains Latin American Soldiers

Oct. 14, 2013

Eric Kingson: Social Security and Medicare Benefits Cuts Next on GOP Hostage Ransom Demand List
John Nichols: Unregulated Money and Decline of Independent Journalism Empowered Fringe Groups to Close Federal Government
Christian Ramírez: In Midst of Government Shutdown, Immigration Rights Activists Continue to Pressure Congress to Adopt Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Lucy Nolan: Federal Shutdown and Sequestration Cuts Hamper Battle Against Hunger in Connecticut

Oct. 7, 2013

Matthew Rothschild: Republican Government Shutdown Hurts the Nation's Most Vulnerable
Rania Khalek: Government Shutdown Roulette: Nation's Values Upside Down in Determining Which Programs Stay Open and Which are Closed
Scott Nelson: New Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court Could Further Erode Campaign Finance Reform Laws
Mark Bray: Anarchism a Potent Force Among Organizers who Shaped the Occupy Wall Street Movement

September

Sept. 30, 2013

Reza Marashi: U.S. Responds Positively to Iran's Pursuit of a Diplomatic Breakthrough
Phil Radford: Greenpeace Climate Activists Held by Russia Could be Charged with Piracy
Dr. Oliver Fein: Assessing the Pros & Cons of the Affordable Care Act that Provoked Federal Government Shutdown
Erez Krispin, Bruce Barrett and Mohammed Oweda: New Haven, Conn.'s IWage Peace Walk Calls for Interfaith Work Toward Peace, Justice in U.S., the Middle East and Around the World

Sept. 23, 2013

Stephen Pimpare: U.S. Census: Despite Rising Corporate Profits, Poor and Middle-Class Income Remains Flat, Poverty Levels Stagnate
Shahid Buttar: Activism and Congressional Action Required to Reform Unaccountable U.S. Surveillance System
Ladd Everitt: Another Mass Casualty Shooting Underscores Need for More Restrictive Federal Gun Laws
Michael Zweig: Escalating Sectarian Violence in Iraq Approaches Civil War Level of Carnage

Sept. 16, 2013

Richard Eskow: Rising U.S. Income Inequality Result of Economic Policies Benefiting the 1%
Phyllis Bennis: U.S.-Russian Deal on Assad's Chemical Weapons Could Lead to Negotiations to End Syria's Civil War
Jeremy Scahill: "Dirty Wars": New Book Investigates Dark Side of America's War on Terrorism
Nathan Schneider: On 2nd Anniversary, Occupy Wall Street Movement Continues to Inspire Revival of Social Justice Activism

Sept. 9, 2013

Noam Chomsky: U.S. Intervention in Syria Would be a War Crime, Urges Negotiated Solution
Matt Wall: Progressive Change Campaign Committee Pressures Legislators to Oppose Authorization for U.S. War with Syria
Sara Shor: 350.org Plans Sept. 21 "Draw The Line" Protest Actions to Urge President Obama to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline Project
John Goodwin: King Amendment in Congressional Farm Bill Would Repeal Many State Laws Protecting Animal Welfare

Sept. 2, 2013

Jennifer G. Loewenstein: As Obama Consults Congress on Planned Syria Attack, Avenues Toward Negotiated End to Conflict Ignored
Bill Fletcher Jr: 50th Anniversary Celebrants and Media Dilute Message of 1963 March on Washington
Francis Boyle: International Law Doesn't Condone Planned U.S. Intervention in Syrian Civil War
Steven Jonas: Novel Cites U.S. Christian Right's Actual Strategies and Tactics to Portray Frightening Future Under Their Rule

August

Aug. 26, 2013

James Paul: After Alleged Chemical Attack, U.S. Military Intervention in Syria's Civil War is Not the Answer
Michael Mariotte: Ongoing Nuclear Disaster at Fukushima and TEPCO Incompetence Demands Outside Intervention
Glen Ford: Critics: 50th Anniversary Commemoration of 1963 March on Washington, Sanitizes Martin Luther King Jr's Core Message
Jeremy Brecher: An Examination of the "Public Trust Doctrine" in Justifying Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Action to Stop Climate Change

Aug. 19, 2013

Daniel Ellsberg: Reflections on the Bradley Manning Verdict and Current U.S. War on Whistleblowers and Journalism
Chris Toensing: As Egypt's Military Executes its Bloody Counterrevolution, U.S. Stands Silent
Van Henri White: 50th Anniversary Commemoration of 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Continues Struggle for Racial Equality and Social Justice
Dori Ahern: Local Groups Organize Transportation to the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington
Noam Chomsky: "Mobilizing for Ecological/Economic Transformation"

Aug. 12, 2013

Noam Chomsky: "Mobilizing for Ecological/Economic Transformation (Part 1)"
Kade Crockford: President Obama's Recent Preliminary Proposals to Reform NSA Surveillance of Americans' Communications
Peter Hart: Amazon.com CEO and Founder Jeff Bezos' Purchase of the Washington Post
Steve Schrag: Proposed Takeover of Waterbury's Nonprofit Hospital

Aug. 5, 2013

Emad Mekay: As Investigative Report Finds U.S. Funded Egypt's Coup Supporters, Secretary of State Kerry Says Military Restored Democracy
Dawn Huckelbridge: Pro-choice Activists Confront Multi-State Attack on Women's Reproductive Rights
Amelia Adams: Low-Wage Workers Protest and Strike in Dozens of U.S. Cities Demanding Living Wage and Union Rights

July

July 29, 2013

Myrna Perez: After Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights Act, Justice Department Challenges New Restrictive State Voting Laws
Richard D. Wolff: Detroit Bankruptcy Follows Decades-Long Economic Decline
Nathan White: Close Vote in House to Defund NSA Dragnet Surveillance Signals Reform is Within Reach
Kevin Gosztola: Verdict in Bradley Manning Trial Will Have Far-Reaching Consequences for Government Whistleblowers and Press Freedom

July 22, 2013

Rev. Rick Hoyt: Diverse Groups Join Lawsuit to Halt NSA Dragnet Surveillance of U.S. Citizen's Communications
Louise Melling: ACLU Battles Latest Coordinated GOP Attack on Women's Reproductive Rights
Judith Brown Dianis: Acquittal of George Zimmerman in Trayvon Martin Murder Trial Provokes Nation to Confront Persistent Racism in America
Ben Manski: Democracy Convention in Madison, Wis. Aims to Unite Progressive Struggles into a Broad-Based Movement for Democracy

July 1, 2013

Brenda Wright: SCOTUS Ruling Guts the Voting Rights Act; "Don't Mourn, Organize!"
Jeff Cohen: Beltway Corporate Media Attacks Journalists Doing Their Job: Revealing Government Secrets
Nayana Fernandez Munhoz: Long Standing Grievances on Public Policy Priorities and Corruption Explode in Brazil's New Protest Movement
Harvey Wasserman: Environmentalists: Obama Slow to Address Climate Change, but Moves to Regulate Carbon Emissions are Applauded

June

June 24, 2013

Keith Rushing: Senate Approves Immigration Bill Amendment that will Further Militarize U.S.-Mexico Border
Bartlett Naylor: Effort Now Underway in Congress to Restore FDR-Era Glass Steagall Act
Peter Rugh: Global Uprising: The Potential of Grassroots Democracy Movements to Achieve Cross Border Solidarity
Lynne Ide: Status Update on Affordable Care Act Implementation in Connecticut

June 17, 2013

Jeff Davidoff: Global Coalition of Musicians Pressure G8 Summit's World Leaders to Commit Resources to End Extreme Poverty by 2030
Phyllis Bennis: President Obama's Decision to Arm Syrian Rebel Groups will Escalate Brutal Civil War
Norman Solomon: Public Debate on Surveillance Focuses on Whistleblower Edward Snowden Rather Than NSA Programs' Threat to Democracy
Monte Frank: On 6th Month Observance of Sandy Hook Massacre, Newtown Action Alliance Continues to Advocate for Stronger Gun Safety Laws

June 10, 2013

Heidi Boghosian: Whistleblower Exposes U.S. Government Dragnet Surveillance
Asli Bali: Authoritarian Rule, Not Religious Conflict, Led to Widespread Protests in Turkey
Michael Hiltzik: It's Not Time to Cut Social Security Benefits, But to Expand them
Jill Stein: 2012 Green Party Presidential Candidate on "Mobilizing for Ecological and Economic Transformation"

June 3, 2013

Shahid Buttar: Critics Charge Obama Justice Department's Collection of Associated Press Phone Records Undermines Press Freedom
Chris Toensing: Escalation of Syrian Civil War Threatens Wider Regional Conflict
Daniel Kessler: Opponents Organize Summer Actions to Pressure White House to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline
Bill Duesing: GMO Food Labeling Bill Approved by Connecticut Legislature Set to Become First Such Law in Nation

May

May 27, 2013

Matt Southworth: President Obama's Counterterrorism Speech: A Path to Change or More Rhetoric?
Jay Feldman: Lawsuit Challenges U.S. EPA Approval of Pesticides Linked to Bee Colony Collapse Disorder
Tim Franzen: Occupy Our Homes Protests U.S. Justice Department's Failure to Prosecute Wall Street Bankers Responsible for Foreclosure Crisis

May 20, 2013

Alex Seitz-Wald: The Real IRS Scandal: Urgent Need for Campaign Finance and Tax Code Reform
Bill Freese: Monsanto Supreme Court Victory on GMO Seeds Provokes Concern on Corporate Patenting of Life
Kate Doyle: Landmark Trial Finds Former Guatemalan Dictator, General Rios Montt, Guilty of Genocide
Seth Adler: 2013 Left Forum Focus: "Mobilizing for Ecological/ Economic Transformation"

May 13, 2013

Mark Jaycox: Obama Administration Wiretaps Associated Press Reporters, Seeks New Rules to Make Internet Surveillance Easier
Leah Bolger: Green Party Shadow Cabinet Strongly Opposes U.S. Intervention in Syrian Civil War
Carlos Warner: Guantanamo Defense Lawyer Decries Conditions that Led to Detainee Hunger Strike
Andrew Hiller: Occupy Wall Street's "Strike Debt" Campaign Employs Creative Solutions to Address America's Growing Personal Debt Crisis

May 6, 2013

Gar Alperovitz: Alternatives to Our Current Failing System
Sarah Anderson: Corporate CEOs Advocating Austerity Policies Receive Millions in Taxpayer Subsidized Stock Options
Michael Figura: Guantanamo Detainee Hunger Strike Provokes Renewed Attention on Need to Close the Detention Camp
Nastaran Mohit: May Day Protests Highlight Occupy Wall Street Movement's Evolution Toward Multi-Issue Organizing

April

April 29, 2013

Frances Moore Lappé: New Mindset Needed to Effectively Protect Planet's Ecosystem
Alka Pradhan: Bipartisan Panel Finds U.S. Officials Authorized Torture for Post-9/11 Detainees
Charles Kernaghan: Garment Industry Sweatshop Conditions Led to Tragic Loss of Lives in Bangladesh Building Collapse
Lindsay Farrell: Connecticut Legislature Proposes Bill that Would Hamper Minor Parties' Ability to Compete in State Elections

April 22, 2013

Terry Kay Rockefeller: Boston Sister of 9/11 Victim Urges Nonviolent Response to Marathon Bombing
Ladd Everitt: U.S. Senate's Failure to Pass Popular Universal Gun Background Check Bill Moves Battle to 2014 Election Campaign
Laura Cahue: Congress to Consider Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill with Path to Citizenship
Mark Weisbrot: Obama Administration's Meddling in Venezuelan Presidential Election Result Provokes Opposition Across Latin America

April 15, 2013

Adam Green: Bold Progressives Threaten to Launch Primary Challenges to Democratic Lawmakers Supporting Social Security, Medicare Cuts
Michael Hudson: Investigation Reveals Hidden Network of Wealthy Who Use Global Tax Shelters
Mattea Kramer: Tax Day 2013: Imagine if Your Priorities were Reflected in U.S. Federal Budget
Imani Altemus-Williams: Grassroots Movement Challenges Monsanto's GMO Activities in Hawaii

April 8, 2013

Jeremy Varon and Omar Farah: Indefinite Detention Without Charge or Trial Triggers Widespread Guantanamo Prisoner Hunger Strike
Eric Kingson: Progressives Organize to Stop President Obama's Proposed Social Security and Medicare Benefit Cuts
Christine Ahn: Korean Peninsula War Threat Demands High-Level Diplomacy and Dialogue
Tara Cook-Littman: Push to Label Genetically Modified Foods Moves Forward in Connecticut Legislature

April 1, 2013

Miko Peled: Israeli War Hero's Son Challenges His Nation's Policies Toward Palestinians
Ellen Brown: Cyprus Banking Crisis Provokes Fears of Confiscation of Depositor Funds in US and UK
Thalia Zepatos: LGBT Rights Activists Prepare to Deal with Supreme Court Ruling in 2 Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Cases
Monte Frank: Newtown Action Alliance Brings Fight for Stricter Gun Safety Laws to Firearms Industry Trade Association Headquarters

March

March 25, 2013

Ray McGovern: Retired CIA Officer Reflects on Lack of Accountability for Iraq War's Architects, 10 Years Later
Josh Ruebner: Obama's Israel/ Palestine Visit Will Yield Little Unless U.S. Pressures Israel to Halt Settlement Expansion
Brendan Martin: Workers' Cooperative Movement is on the Rise in the U.S. and Around the World.
John Humphries: New Connecticut Labor and Environmental Coalition Critiques State's Draft Comprehensive Energy Strategy

March 18, 2013

Robert Parry: Questions Linger about New Pope's Conduct During Argentina's Brutal Military Dictatorship
Richard D. Wolff: Economic Austerity Policies, a Failure in Europe and through History, Driving Current U.S. Budget Debate
Ralph Nader: Ralph Nader Pickets Connecticut Walmart Store, Kicking off Campaign to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage
Ron Pinciaro: Connecticut Against Gun Violence Pushes Comprehensive Gun Violence Prevention Bills in Connecticut Legislature

March 11, 2013

Gregory Wilpert: Assessing the Legacy of Venezuela's Late President Hugo Chavez
Robert Naiman: Brennan CIA Confirmation Hearing Breaks Bipartisan Silence on U.S. Drone Warfare Program
Karl Grossman: President Obama's Nominee to Head Energy Department Promotes Nuclear Power and Natural Gas Fracking
Craig Rosebraugh: New Documentary Film "Greedy Lying Bastards" Investigates Fossil Fuel Industry's Power and Influence on Climate Change Policy

March 4, 2013

David H. Gans: Supreme Court Challenge to 1965 Voting Rights Act Ignores Present Day Pattern of Voter Discrimination
Nadia Kayyali: Citing Secrecy and National Security, High Court Blocks Lawsuit Targeting U.S. Warrantless Surveillance Program
Nathan Fuller: Army Pfc. Bradley Manning Pleads Guilty to Ten Charges, Explains Motive for Release of Classified Documents to WikiLeaks
Lindsay Farrell: Coalition of Labor and Progressive Groups Push for Increase in Connecticut's Minimum Wage

February

Feb. 25, 2013

Peter Kuznick: Film series and Book Examine "The Untold History of the United States"
Lisa Graves: Investigation Reveals Interests Behind Astroturf "Fix the Debt" Campaign to Slash Nation's Social Safety Net
Chris Hebdon: Student-Community Opposition Mobilizes Against Planned Pentagon-Funded Yale Program Researching Interrogation Techniques for the U.S. Military

Feb. 18, 2013

Sam Pizzigati: Assessing President Obama's 2nd Term Agenda Addressing Growing U.S. Economic Inequality
Matt Wall: Progressive Groups and Legislators Campaign to Stop Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security Benefit Cuts in Sequester Negotiations
Leslie Cagan and Bill Fletcher: Reflections on 10th Anniversary of Feb. 15th 2003 Massive Global Protests to Prevent Iraq War
Beth Beisel: GMO Free CT Launches Effort to Mandate Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods in Connecticut

Feb. 11, 2013

Brett Kaufman: Leaked White House Guidelines for Drones Targeting U.S. Citizens Vague and Arbitrary
Akhil Reed Amar: U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to 1965 Voting Rights Act that Defended Against Discriminatory Voter Suppression Laws
Carl J. Mayer: New Court Hearing Set for Hedges vs. Obama Lawsuit Over NDAA Federal Power to Indefinitely Detain U.S. Citizens
Meg Staunton and Nancy Lefkowitz: March for Change Organizes Feb. 14 Rally in Hartford, Advocates for Stricter Gun Legislation in Connecticut

Feb. 4, 2013

Maegan Ortiz: Punitive Action a Major Feature of 2013 Proposed Immigration Reform Legislation
Kristin Bricker: Mexico's Zapatista Rebel Movement Emerges from the Chiapas Jungle with a Show of Force
Arun Gupta: Post-Hurricane Sandy Flood Mitigation Projects Could "Drown" New York City's Poor
Martin Smith: "The Untouchables": Frontline Investigates Why the Federal Government Failed to Prosecute Wall Street and Bank Executives Linked to Economic Crash

January

Jan. 28, 2013

David Johnson: Unions Need to Transform Into Broader Social Movement to Reverse Dangerous Loss in Membership
Ladd Everitt: Activists Prepare for Tough Fight on Winning Passage of Gun Control Bills in Congress
Phyllis Bennis: Israeli Elections Change Little on Prospects for New Peace Talks with Palestinians
Alexis Tsipras: Head of Greece's Leading Left Party Coalition on Anti-Austerity Politics in Greece, Europe and Beyond

Jan. 21, 2013

Tim Sullivan: “State of the Dream 2013" Report Finds Racial Wealth Divide Fueled by Housing Cras
Aquene Freechild: "Money Out/Voters In" Day of Action Protests Supreme Court Citizens United Ruling Allowing Unlimited, Unaccountable Money in U.S. Elections
Medea Benjamin: U.S. Drone Strikes Breed Hatred; Serve as Recruitment Tool for America’s Enemies
Richard Brodsky: Federal Appeals Court Ruling on Indian Point Nuclear Plant May Have Wide Implications for Nation's Nuclear industry

Jan. 14, 2013

Glenn Greenwald: Obama Continues and Deepens Bush-Era Civil Liberties/Due Process Violations
Norman Solomon: House Progressive Caucus Enables Obama's Concessions to Tea Party GOP Demands
Eva Golinger: Opposition Reacts to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s Grave Health Situation With Demand for New Election
Meg Staunton and Nancy Lefkowitz: March Advocating Stronger Connecticut Gun Control Laws Planned in Hartford on Feb. 14

Jan. 7, 2013

Richard Eskow: White House–Congressional Fiscal Cliff Deal Comes at High Price
Robert Mazur: Government Refusal to Prosecute Big Bank Executives for Money Laundering Presents Moral Hazard, Breeds Corruption
Heather Benno: FBI Documents Confirm Government Collaborated with Big Banks to Spy on Occupy Wall Street Movement
Raed Jarrar: Sectarian Violence and Growing Protests Plague Iraq One Year after Withdrawal of U.S. Combat Troops