South Africa: New & Old

The African National Congress went swiftly from being a revolutionary opposition to being part of the South African goverment. Suddenly recent enemies had to work together. Economic structures stood outside of this and remained largely untouched -- so economic injustice persists, as Barry Gilder, formerly of the ANC and the South African goverment, tells Judith Van Allen. Recorded November 1 & 4, 2013.

Far Right Threat - Left Response

DSA Vice Chair Joe Schwartz tells Rich Hilliard how the far right fixates on deficits and wants to close them only by cutting civilian discretionary spending. The center right and all too many Democrats are caught up in this too. It will take independent action by low-wage workers and immigrants to insist that jobs and infrastructure must come first, and then prosperity will reduce the deficit. It might help if progressives challenged centrist Democrats in primaries. Recorded August 18, 2013.

Streets Alive! 2013

Theresa Alt and Christopher Hayes visit Ithaca's Streets Alive! event, with North Cayuga Street closed to cars and open to pedestrians and cyclists. They hear from Karim Beers of Get Your GreenBack Tompkins about the advantages of walking and biking. Tim Logue, City of Ithaca Transportation Engineer, explains the City's role in transportation. Recorded May 5 & 16, 2013.

You Can't Cut Your Way Out of a Recession

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Joseph Schwartz, Professor of Political Science at Temple University and Vice Chair of Democratic Socialists of America tells Petra Hepburn that the economy is in a bad state in the US and even worse in parts of Europe. Cutting government programs is the worst thing to do under those circumstances!

After the Harvest of Empire

Juan Gonzalez, co-host of Democracy Now! and columnist for the New York Daily News, tells Patricia Rodriguez about Latino immigration to the US, how US policy often drove it, how improved conditions in Latin America are now slowing it, and how Latino citizens are bringing us to immigration reform.

POVERTY: Our Dirty Secret

Michael Harrington and Today's Other America:
Corporate Power and Inequality
A Documentary Film on Poverty
Discussion to follow.

Sunday, December 2nd, 2:00 - 4:00 pm Unitarian Annex - 208 E. Buffalo St., Ithaca NY

The United States thought it was the richest nation in the world. Then in 1962 Michael Harrington published The Other America, and Americans discovered poverty. Presidents Kennedy and Johnson vowed to do something about it and initiated the War on Poverty. Indeed poverty rates plummeted, but now they are back up. Let us take a look back and then talk about what has happened since. And what needs to be done now.

Let's Bring Progressive Groups Together to discuss this topic which impacts so many issues that we are dealing with today.

Sponsored by: Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America, Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Council. Cosponsored by the Tompkins County Workers' Center, Ithaca Catholic Worker

Occupy and Take Action

Cornel West and Frances Fox Piven discuss the Occupy movement. It is a very hopeful moment, because people are coming together to raise awareness and challenge deep injustices in this society. Young and old can learn from each other. Recorded March 18, 2012 at Left Forum.