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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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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

chomsky 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.
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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This Week on Counterpoint

Show date: May 15, 2017

New Trump "Election Integrity" Commission Is a "Sham"

Interview with Jenny Flanagan, vice president for state operations with Common Cause
Jenny Flanagan examines President Trump's convening of an "election integrity commission," the false premise for it's creation and the danger of the body being used as a "Trojan Horse" to justify new voter suppression measures.

Trump Firing of FBI Director a Threat to US Rule of Law

Interview with Caroline Fredrickson, president of the American Constitution Society
Caroline Fredrickson assesses the crisis which followed President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey, prospects now for a credible investigation into the Russia-Trump election collusion allegations, and the threat posed by Trump's actions to democracy and the U.S. Constitution.

Trump - Pentagon Afghanistan Troop Escalation Bound to Fail

Interview with John Motter, Marine veteran who was deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan with the Marine infantry
John Motter expresses his group's views on President Trump's recently announced plan to send an estimated 5,000+ additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan and the status of this and other regional conflicts. Mr. Motter is also member of Iraq Veterans Against the War.

Sustainable Agriculture Key to Food Sovereignty

Interview with Kevin Gallagher, veteran WPKN radio producer
Kevin Gallagher talks about the topics explored on his weekly Monday show, "Digging in the Dirt," where he takes a critical look at trends and innovation in agriculture, farming, gardening as well as food issues including organics, seeds, GMOs and the bio-nutrient movement.

Recent Shows

May

May 8, 2017

Wendell Potter: Health Insurance Industry Quietly Supports GOP Decimation of Obamacare
Richard D. Wolff: French Election Highlights Political Elite's Failure to Address Unemployment & Inequality
Frederick Clarkson: Trump Executive Order on "Religious Liberty," Fails to Satisfy his Christian Right Supporters
John Humphries: CT Roundtable on Climate and Jobs: State Initiatives More Important Than Ever in Trump Era

May 1, 2017

Matthew Gardner: Trump "Tax Reform" Plan Revives Voodoo Economics
Rick Claypool: Trump's First 100 Days: Unbridled Giveaway to Corporate America
Christine Ahn: Women Peacemakers Calls on Trump to Initiate Negotiations with North Korea
Nancy Mello Miller: Action Together Connecticut Mobilizes Opposition to Trump Agenda

April

April 24, 2017

Marcy Wheeler: Trump Prosecution of Julian Assange Would Pose a Threat to Freedom of the Press
Adam Green: Progressive Activists are Mobilizing to Win Elections and Reform the Democratic Party
Mark Weisbrot: French Electorate Focused on Economy, Immigration Rejects Major Party Candidates
Omar Barghouti: Palestinian BDS Founder Omar Barghouti & Ralph Nader Are Recipients of 2017 Gandhi Peace Award

April 17, 2017

John Feffer: Trump's Threats Against North Korea Risk Triggering Deadly Conflict
David Gibbs: US "Humanitarian" Military Interventions: A History of Failure
Walt McRee: Public Banking Advocated by Leading Democratic Candidate for New Jersey Governor
Stanley Heller: Israel Blocks Palestinian BDS Organizer from Traveling to Receive Gandhi Peace Award in New Haven, CT

April 10, 2017

Paul Kawika Martin: Trump Syria Missile Strike: Empty Gesture or Prelude to Wider US War?
Peter Montgomery: Nuclear Option Detonated by GOP to Confirm Gorsuch, Key Cases Now Hang in the Balance
Sarah Evanega: March For Science Calls on Legislators to Enact Evidence-Based Policies in the Public Interest
Greg Palast: Koch Brothers Big Winners in Trump Healthcare Defeat, Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline

April 3, 2017

Tim Donaghy: With Rollback of Obama Climate Regulations Trump Declares War on Planet Earth
Chris Calabrese: GOP Congress and Trump Strip Americans of Internet Privacy Protections
James W. Carden: Trump Escalates US Military Campaigns, Civilian Deaths Spike
Mira Revesz: "If Not Now" Movement Protests US-Israel Policy on Palestine at AIPAC Conference

March

March 27, 2017

Dr. Carol Paris: GOP's Failure to Replace ObamaCare Opens Opportunity to Debate Medicare For All System
Jim Dean: Progressive Groups Pressure Senate Democrats to Block Trump Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch
Alexandra De Luca: After November Trump Election Victory, More Than 10,000 Women Drawn to Run for Public Office
Dina and Raji Odeh: Palestinian Teen Rappers and Dancers Tour U.S., Communicating the Reality of Life Growing Up in Refugee Camps

March 20, 2017

Lisa Gilbert: Trump's Proposed Slash and Burn Budget Hurts the Vulnerable Most
Jay Riestenberg: Right Wing Campaign to Convene Constitutional Convention Jeopardizes Bedrock American Values
Arun Gupta: President's Second Travel Ban Blocked by Federal Judges Citing Trump's Words Targeting Muslims
Po Murray: GOP/NRA Weaken Restrictions on Severely Mentally Ill Veterans Ability to Buy Guns

March 13, 2017

Gerald Friedman: Congressional Budget Office Projects GOP Health Plan Will Cause 24 Million Americans to Lose Health Insurance
Jeff Carter: Scott Pruitt, Trump's Man at EPA, Doubles Down on Climate Change Denial
L.A. Kauffman: 40 Years of Radical Activism Offers Useful Lessons for Today's Trump Resistance Movement
Robert Davey: Journalist Pursues Inconsistencies in Bush Administration Drive to Expand Authority to Conduct Post-911 Surveillance

March 6, 2017

James S. Henry: Links Between Trump, Russian Oligarchs, The Bank of Cyprus and Wilbur Ross Explained
Richard Eskow: Caution Advised in Merging Opposition to Trump with Forces Pushing New US-Russia Cold War
Kevin Martin: Trump's New Travel Ban: Same Hateful Policy in a New Package
Luis Luna: Campaign Waged to Declare Bridgeport, CT's Largest Municipality, a Sanctuary City

February

Feb. 27, 2017

Bob Dreyfuss: Perez Defeat of Ellison for DNC Chair Won't Deter Progressives
Ben Schreiber: Trump / Pruitt Plan to Dismantle EPA with Deep Budget Cuts, Staff Layoff
Shannon Jackson: Our Revolution Carries on Bernie Sanders' Vision to Move US Political Debate Left
Tom Swan: Feb. 28th Connecticut Special Election Could Determine Control of State Senate

Feb. 20, 2017

Christopher Vials: Trump's Attack on the Media & Constant Stream of Lies, Echo of Fascist/Authoritarian Leaders
Phyllis Bennis: Trump Administration's Muddled Middle East Policy Views, Likely to Deepen Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Norman Solomon: Early Drive for Trump Impeachment Launches with Petition Drive
Mike DeRosa: CT Green Party Supports Public Banking and National Popular Vote Compact in Legislative Session

Feb. 13, 2017

Allegra Chapman: As Attorney General, Jeff Sessions Will Be Watched Closely for Bias and Injustice
Leslie Cagan: Unity, Diversity of Tactics and Local Focus All Necessary to Sustain Anti-Trump Activist Movement
Matt Wood: Trump FCC Chairman Aims to Derail Net Neutrality, Consumer Protections
Jesus Morales: New Haven Group Organizes to Protect Immigrant Community from Stepped up ICE Raids

Feb. 6, 2017

Elliott Mincberg: If Senate Confirms Gorsuch for Supreme Court: Corporate America Wins, Workers Lose
Mongi Dhaouadi: Outpouring of Opposition to Trump Muslim Ban Generates Spirit of Solidarity Nationwide
William Hartung: Trump Administration Issues Threat, Ratchets Up Dangerous Tension with Iran
Carol Burris: Nothing Less Than the Future of Public Education Is at Stake in Battle to Stop DeVos Nomination

January

Jan. 30, 2017

Medea Benjamin: Do Massive Anti-Trump Protests Signal Rebirth of US Progressive Movement?
Pardiss Kebriaei: Legal Challenge Temporarily Blocks Trump Muslim Ban
Mara Verheyden-Hilliard: Mass Arrest of 200+ Inauguration Protesters in Washington, D.C. Violates Right to Dissent
Ciro Gutierrez and Alberto Bernardez: CT Unions and Allies Take Active Stand Against Trump Immigration Executive Orders

Jan. 23, 2017

Womens March: The Trump Resistance Starts Now: Voices from the Revival of the US Progressive Movement
Aaron Scherb: Lawsuit Claims Trump Conflicts of Interest Violates US Constitution
Five Mualimm-ak: Campaign to End Prison Solitary Confinement Comes to New Haven, CT

Jan. 16, 2017

Melvin Goodman: Trump, Russia and the future of US Foreign Policy
Katie O'Connor: Katie O'Connor, director of policy and programming at the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy
Jeremy Brecher: What We Need to Know About "Social Self-Defense" Under the Incoming Trump Regime
Dante Barry: Racial Justice Movement Pledges Five Days of Resistance Leading Up to Trump Inauguration
L. George Friday: Occupy Inauguration Protest Aims to Build an Independent Movement for the 99%

Jan. 9, 2017

Robert Borosage: As Trump Moves into the White House, Democrats Need a Bold New Vision
Philip Weiss: Israel Moving Toward Apartheid and Global Isolation
Henry Lowendorf: Syrian Conflict Can Only be Resolved if Outside Powers Disengage
Yasmina Mrabet: Group Wins Permit for Protest on Trump Inaugural Parade Route

Jan. 2, 2017

Richard Silverstein: Obama Break with Netanyahu's Settler Expansion Too Little, Too Late
George Lakey: Scandinavian Economic Model Provides Blueprint for Egalitarian Society
Chip Gibbons: Trump Regime Poses Grave Threat to Civil Liberties
Arlene Goldbard: US Dept. of Arts & Culture Incites Social Imagination to Cultivate Empathy, Equity and Belonging

December

Dec. 26, 2016

Greg Palast: Here's Why the GOP Fought So Hard to Stop the Rust Belt State Vote Recounts
Wendell Potter: GOP Vulnerable to Severe Political Backlash in Their Pledge to Repeal Obamacare
Jon Rainwater: Trump's Frightening Tweets on Re-Igniting Nuclear Arms Race Are No Joke
Mike DeRosa: CT Green Party Gains a Place on State Ballot, Pursues Public Banking Initiative

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