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The United States is not a democracy. We need a democratic constitution! A media wing of the Democratic Constitution Blog.
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Ep. 89: Julie Suk on Alternatives to the Supreme Court’s Dominance (opens the original)
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Professor Julie Suk joins the show to discuss the Supreme Court’s immense power, the challenges of invoking Article V, the general constraints on necessary change posed by the Constitution, and a possible solution in alternative bodies like a shadow court. Julie is the author of several books on constitutional reform, particularly regarding gender equality and patriarchy. Her forthcoming book is The Shadow Court: Rescuing Democracy from the Supreme Court . Julie’s recent interview with Dissent i
Ep. 88: Jeremy Popkin on the French Revolution and the Long Road to Emancipation (opens the original)
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“No legislative assembly ever debated constitutional issues more thoroughly and more loudly and more angrily than the French National Assembly of 1789 to 1791. Imagine a group of 1,200 people meeting in a hall with no amplification equipment, shouting at each other and trying to work out the details of the Constitution.” Luke talks with Professor Jeremy Popkin, author of several books on the French Revolution, including A Short History of the French Revolution , A New World Begins: The History o
Ep. 87: Geoffrey Robertson on the Levellers, Democracy, and the English Civil War (opens the original)
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“The poorest he that is in England hath a right to live as the greatest he” - Col. Thomas Rainborowe, Leveller. In this episode, I speak with Geoffrey Robertson, an English barrister, historian, and the author of several works on the English Civil War and the Levellers, including The Tyrannicide Brief: The Story of the Man who sent Charles I to the Scaffold , and the introduction to Verso books’ The Putney Debates . We’ve published blog articles on the Levellers ( here and here ), and they have
Audio Article: The Senate Is Begging to Be Abolished (opens the original)
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The hubbub surrounding McConnell, Platner, and Graham stems from the undemocratic Senate, argues Steven Raney. In a democratic political system, McConnell and Graham would be historical footnotes, and their life’s work would be nothing. But thanks to the radically anti-egalitarian Senate, a President who lost the popular vote (who they helped shield from meaningful consequences for trying to remain in power by force), and an unelected and unaccountable Supreme Court they helped shape, McConnell
Ep. 86: John Mulkins on Building the Movement for a New Constitution (opens the original)
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“We don’t need two legislatures to enact a piece of legislation. You want to have representation? Create an assembly of people who can faithfully represent the people and let them deliberate about whatever legislation they have in mind and let them make their own decisions. You’d need someone across the hall saying ‘No, the people can’t do that… the people are dangerous.’” Luke talks with John Mulkins, creator and host of the Peaceful Political Revolution in America podcast. Luke and John share
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