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Ithaca DSA Presents: Brazilians Take Land (Ithaca Action Network)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:28:00 GMT

Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America Presents #359: "Brazilians Take Land" Razack Karriem tells Patricia Rodriguez about the MST, the Brazilian movement of landless people. They organize themselves into encampments near unused land, seize the land, and then organize agriculture on it. The broader movement does not dictate the what and when to do things but helps with ongoing...

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Ithaca DSA Presents: What Should We Tell Obama? (Ithaca Action Network)

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:47:00 GMT

Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America Presents #358: "What Should We Tell Obama?" The Obama campaign is holding a series of meetings around the country to listen to what people are saying should be in the Democratic Party platform. Wayles Browne asks what we should call for. Joe Schwartz says the essentials are taxes based on ability to pay, less money wasted on an oversized...

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Explore : Democratic Party, Politics, The Obama Campaign

Ithaca DSA Presents: Massachusetts Health Insurance Mandate (Ithaca Action Network)

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:04:00 GMT

Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America Presents #357: "Massachusetts Health Insurance Mandate" Rebecca Elgie of the Tompkins County Health Care Task Force tells Valarie FitzRandolph about the Massachusetts state health insurance plan, which requires people to buy private insurance. It's not the way for New York State to go. A statewide single payer plan would work much better...

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Ithaca DSA Presents: Time for Change (Ithaca Action Network)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:49:00 GMT

Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America Presents #309 (rerun for holiday): "Time for Change: US Social Forum. Frances Fox Piven, Steven Schnapp and Jose LaLuz all agree that it is a time of change. But does this mean danger or the opportunity for reform? And they do not always agree about what has to be done to get reform. Recorded June 30, 2007 at the US Social Forum. Tuesday,...

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Ithaca DSA Presents: Independent Media on the Rise (Ithaca Action Network)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:23:00 GMT

Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America Presents #356: "Independent Media on the Rise" Jeff Cohen used to work in mainstream media, but now he has founded the Center for Independent Media at Ithaca College. He tells Marty Luster how much influence independent media efforts are beginning to have - and how to learn more about it. Tuesday, June 24 7:00-7:30 pm on Channel 13 Wednesday,...

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Explore : Independant Media

Ithaca DSA Presents: Palestine Fragmented (Ithaca Action Network)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:13:00 GMT

Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America Presents #355: "Palestine Fragmented" Beth Harris, Professor of Politics at Ithaca College, has just returned from a semester in Palestine. Israeli settlements, roads, walls, checkpoints and regulations are fragmenting Palestinian society, making normal life impossible. Tuesday, June 17 7:00-7:30 pm on Channel 13 Wednesday, June 18 1:00-1:30...

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Are American Voters as Stupid as Democrats Bank On? By JB Williams (USA Partisan)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:54:00 GMT

I’d love to be able to say that American voters are far too intelligent to ever fall for the socialist drivel currently peddled by the New Democrat Party, aka - the Democratic Socialists of America. But that would be a lie... Sadly, many Americans are indeed stupid enough to overlook the reality that “universal health care” and “socialized medicine” is the...

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Ithaca DSA Presents: Labor in a Globalized World (Ithaca Action Network)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:17:00 GMT

Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America Presents #354: "Labor in a Globalized World" Kate Bronfenbrenner gives examples of recent successful labor struggles and analyzes what it takes. Sharon Smith adds historical perspective. Tuesday, June 10 7:00-7:30 pm on Channel 13 Wednesday, June 11 1:00-1:30 pm on Channel 13 Thursday, June 12 11:00-11:30 pm on Channel 13 Friday, June 13...

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Ithaca DSA Presents: Restaurant Workers' Rights (Ithaca Action Network)

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:41:00 GMT

Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America Presents #353: "Restaurant Workers' Rights" Workers at two Ithaca restaurants were not getting all the tips they earned. They went to the Workers' Center and learned about their rights. Negotiations followed, and now, many months later, the owner has agreed to do what is right - and legal. Tuesday, June 3 7:00-7:30 pm on Channel 13 Wednesday,...

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Obama Received Socialist Endorsement in Chicago (American Pundit)

Fri, 30 May 2008 19:50:22 GMT

In 1992 a new political party, named the New Party, was formed to elect leftist candidates to public office. The two main organizations that formed the party’s backbone were ACORN and the Democratic Socialists of America. Via TheNextRight: The New Party was a Marxist political coalition whose objective was to endorse and elect leftist public officials [...]

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Ithaca DSA Presents: Reverend Billy in Ithaca (Ithaca Action Network)

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:05:00 GMT

Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America Presents #347: "Reverend Billy in Ithaca" Reverend Billy and the talented choir of the First Amendment Church preach and sing about stores, sweatshops, the Bill of Rights, and even BGH. Take a break from both shopping and seriousness. Tuesday, April 22 7:00-7:30 pm on Channel 13 Wednesday, April 23 1:00-1:30 pm on Channel 13 Thursday, April...

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Ithaca DSA Presents: Stuffed and Starved (Ithaca Action Network)

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:02:00 GMT

Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America Presents #346: "Stuffed and Starved" Petra Hepburn talks with our longtime Ithaca Shark friend Raj Patel about his new book, Stuffed and Starved . Many people are going hungry, while many others are obese, often in the same country. Food prices are going through the roof, while farmers can't make a living. In the globalized world it's all...

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Socialist Actor Ed Asner Demands Ex-Wife Get Job So He Doesn’t Have To Support Her (Right Voices)

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:49:13 GMT

Now that’s rich! Here is a link to all things Ed, I’ll give you my 2 favorites: Asner is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and has raised money on that organization’s behalf. Says Asner: “Socialist means a thing that will curb the excesses of capitalism: the increasing wealth of the rich and decreasing [...]

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Ithaca DSA Presents: Afro-Colombians and the US (Ithaca Action Network)

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:39:00 GMT

Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America Presents #345: "Afro-Colombians and the US" Marino Cordoba told us earlier how paramilitaries destroyed his village. Now he goes into detail about the business interests behind such massacres and the role of US aid. Tuesday, April 8 7:00-7:30 pm on Channel 13 Wednesday, April 9 1:00-1:30 pm on Channel 13 Thursday, April 10 11:00-11:30 pm...

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Ithaca DSA Presents: Fast for Hotel Workers (Ithaca Action Network)

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:31:00 GMT

Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America Presents #344: "Fast for Hotel Workers" The Religious Task Force for a Living Wage is holding a 40-hour fast, focusing on hotel workers. We hear about wages and working conditions from hotel workers Neisha Butler, Joan Keyser, Michelle Lopez and Mary Loehr. We also hear from Kate Bronfenbrenner about how unions can make things better. Tuesday,...

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Ithaca DSA Presents: Puppet Pageant for Peace (Ithaca Action Network)

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:31:00 GMT

Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America Presents #343: "Puppet Pageant for Peace" Local puppetistas on the Commons present a pageant "All People Are Created Equal" about war and its devastation, about why we need to impeach the president, and about hope for a sustainable future. Tuesday, March 25 7:00-7:30 pm on Channel 13 Wednesday, March 26 1:00-1:30 pm on Channel 13 Thursday,...

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Ithaca DSA Presents: Middle Eastern Politics: A Palestinian Perspective Pt. II (Ithaca Action Network)

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:24:00 GMT

Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America Presents #342: "Middle Eastern Politics: A Palestinian Perspective Pt. II" Afif Safieh, Palestinian Ambassador to the US talked about and took questions on recent Palestinian/Israel relations and the role of the US in helping to make peace. Part 2 includes part of his talk and questions from the community. Tuesday, March 18 7:00-7:30 pm on...

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Ithaca DSA Presents: Middle Eastern Politics: A Palestinian Perspective Pt. I (Ithaca Action Network)

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:23:47 GMT

Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America Presents #341: "Middle Eastern Politics: A Palestinian Perspective Pt. I" Afif Safieh, Palestinian Ambassador to the US talked about and took questions on recent Palestinian/Israel relations and the role of the US in helping to make peace. Part 1 is most of his talk. Part 2, to air next week, includes the rest of his talk and questions from...

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Ithaca DSA Presents: Afro-Colombians under Attack (Ithaca Action Network)

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:03:00 GMT

Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America Presents #340: "Afro-Colombians under Attack" Marino Cordoba tells his story. Afro-Colombians have land that companies and developers want. Paramilitary forces, aided by a US-financed military, have massacred villages and forced the remaining population to flee. Tuesday, March 4 7:00-7:30 pm on Channel 13 Wednesday, March 5 1:00-1:30 pm on...

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Ithaca DSA Presents: A Doctor Looks at Healthcare (Ithaca Action Network)

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:24:00 GMT

Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America Presents #339: "A Doctor Looks at Healthcare" Dr. Bill Klepack, a local family physician, talks with Rebecca Elgie of the Tompkins County Healthcare Task Force about problems with the current US approach to healthcare. A single payer systemm of government-run insurance coupled with private provision of services would be better. Tuesday, February...

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