Ithaca DSA Presents

About this original series

Ithaca DSA Presents is a half-hour talk program covering local, national and international politics, economics and labor produced by Theresa Alt and the Ithaca chapter of Democratic Socialists of America. Ithaca DSA is dedicated first of all to democracy, and to bringing democracy into the economic sphere. We are not a political party that runs candidates. Rather, we are a political organization that engages in many activities as needed: electoral politics, issue politics, organizing, protest, and education. You can find lots of information on our national website. The main project of Ithaca DSA is our weekly community access cable television program "Ithaca DSA Presents". It airs on Channel 13, and tapes can be borrowed from the Alternatives Library in Anabel Taylor Hall on the Cornell Campus.

# Episodes
41 episodes
Rating
TV-G

Episodes of Ithaca DSA Presents

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  Mondragon vs. US Poverty
  
  Corl Davidson of CCDS tells how Mondragon has inspired worker cooperatives in the United States too. The Basque cooperatives began among an impoverished, oppressed people, and those conditions exist in the US too. Recorded March 19, 2011 at Left Forum.
  - Release date
    
    Aug 21, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    28:41
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  Mondragon Cooperatives Around the World
  
  Corl Davidson of CCDS tells how the Mondragon Cooperatives are now establishing offshoots on other continents. The worker ownership concept is taking root in the United States too. Recorded March 19, 2011 at Left Forum.
  - Release date
    
    Aug 21, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    28:41
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  Mondragon: Cooperative Success
  
  Carl Davidson of Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism tells the story of the Mondragon Cooperatives. They began small in the poverty of the Basque Country of Spain after World War II. The workers own them and elect their directors. Now they are a huge complex of businesses doing nearly 14 billion euros in sales but still democratically run. Recorded March 19, 2011 at Left Forum.
  - Release date
    
    Aug 20, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    28:41
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  Socialism IS the Alternative: Values
  
  During the US Social Forum in Detroit, DSA and CCDS together put on a session "Socialism IS the Alternative / 21st Century Socialism" featuring speakers from four organizations. Carl Davidson of Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism says that your values have to determine your politics. We embrace democracy, but there are some very different ideas of what democracy is. Recorded June 25, 2010.
  - Release date
    
    Jun 2, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    16:59
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  Socialism IS the Alternative: A Start
  
  During the US Social Forum in Detroit, DSA and CCDS together put on a session "Socialism IS the Alternative / 21st Century Socialism" featuring speakers from four organizations. Joseph Schwartz of Democratic Socialists of America talks about covert racism as a tool used against progressive reform. He calls for a range of economic rights and urges everyone to start organizing for the October 2 march for jobs. Recorded June 25, 2010.
  - Release date
    
    May 31, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    21:32
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  Socialism IS the Alternative: What Is It?
  
  During the US Social Forum in Detroit, DSA and CCDS together put on a session "Socialism IS the Alternative / 21st Century Socialism" featuring speakers from four organizations. Eric See of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization asks: How do we define socialism? How do we combine democracy with the strategy and discipline needed to change things? Recorded June 25, 2010
  - Release date
    
    May 31, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    18:30
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  Socialism IS the Alternative: History and Youth
  
  During the US Social Forum in Detroit, DSA and CCDS together put on a session "Socialism IS the Alternative / 21st Century Socialism" featuring speakers from four organizations. Libero Della Piana of the Communist Party USA sees hope in young people, who may call themselves anarchists but are open to learning about socialism. Recorded June 25, 2010.
  - Release date
    
    May 31, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    14:12
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  Socialism IS the Alternative: A Sketch
  
  During the US Social Forum in Detroit, DSA and CCDS together put on a session "Socialism IS the Alternative / 21st Century Socialism" featuring speakers from four organizations. David Schweickart, author of After Capitalism, says the time has come to talk about socialism. We need to democratize labor, capital and democracy itself. Democracy is needed in the workplace, and the investment of capital should be public. He outlines how it could be done. Recorded June 25, 2010.
  - Release date
    
    May 31, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    19:31
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  Constitutional Rights Under Attack
  
  Bill Quigley, Legal Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, talks to Theresa Alt about Guantanamo, Bradley Manning, and other threats to our Constitutional rights.
  - Release date
    
    Mar 21, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    28:31
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  Health Care For All In Vermont
  
  Two members of the Vermont Workers Center tell us about their successful effort to make health care a human right in Vermont and discuss the next steps on the road to health care for all.
  - Release date
    
    Mar 17, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    28:31