The Democratic Constitution Podcast

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. 90: Ajamu Baraka on the Green Party, Proportional Representation, and the Black Radical Tradition

  Oct 2, 202647 min

  In this episode, we talk with Ajamu Baraka , an author, educator, and political activist. Topics include the Green Party and the two-party duopoly; proportional representation and the need for political change; the Black Agenda Report and the importance of independent media projects; human rights and the Black Alliance for Peace ; and the Black radical tradition, including the legacy of Reconstruction.

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  Where We've Been and Where We're Going (Ft. John Mulkins)

  Sep 18, 202640 min

  In this episode, John Mulkins and I put our heads together and discuss how people understand the demand for a democratic constitution, who will get involved in the struggle, the role of socialism in the demand for democracy, and the counterrevolution of 1787. John last appeared on the show in August.

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  Ep. 89: Julie Suk on Alternatives to the Supreme Court’s Dominance

  Sep 11, 202654 min

  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 is also discussed. A friendly reminder that you can support the show by becoming a free or paid subscriber on the Blog or on Patreon.

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  Ep. 88: Jeremy Popkin on the French Revolution and the Long Road to Emancipation

  Aug 28, 202644 min

  “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 of the French Revolution , and The First Emancipation: The Forgotten History of Abolition in Revolutionary France . They discuss constitutional debates during the Revolution; state intervention in the economy and Babeuf’s communism; Thomas Paine’s insistence on the importance of equal suffrage in the face of the Thermidorian Reaction; the continuities between 1793, 1848, and 1871; the Revolution’s international repercussions, including its impact on slavery in the French colonies; and Herbert Marcuse’s course on “Social Philosophy.” It takes a lot of work to plan, record, and edit each episode. If you enjoy these conversations with guests like Professor Popkin, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Your support is the motivation we need to keep going.

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  Ep. 87: Geoffrey Robertson on the Levellers, Democracy, and the English Civil War

  Aug 21, 202636 min

  “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 come up in many other conversations, particularly with Gil Schaeffer and around our reader, Equal Human and Political Rights and Democratic Republicanism , but this is the first time I’ve had a guest dedicated to the topic. So much has been written about the Levellers and the English Civil War more generally. Besides Geoffrey’s work, I’d recommend John Rees’ The Leveller Revolution , Anna Keay’s The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown , and a much older collection of Leveller documents called Leveller Manifestoes of the Puritan Revolution —especially the introduction. The foreword to that book was written by Charles Beard, who folks might remember from our conversation with Clyde Barrow . It’s a fun demonstration of how these ideas and thinkers all connect.

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