New in Light and Airwaves we talk with Mike Macnair about the impetus for his book Revolutionary Strategy, the need to reevaluate the history of the Second International, the pitfalls of the first four Comintern congresses, and confusion around the term "bourgeois democracy."
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On The Democratic Constitution Blog, @overallsthinker argues that, like nineteenth-century Britain, the United States is plagued by political malapportionment & unequal rights, & that the struggle for democracy is the way forward ⤵️ democraticconstitutionblog.s…
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Mexico's Supreme Court during the neoliberal period, and why the Fourth Transformation saw democratizing it as essential. A historical analysis from 1994 to 2018, by @LukePickrell. mexicosolidarity.com/broken-…
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Broken Promises and Discontent: Reforms to Mexico's Supreme Court Between 1994 and 2018 In part one of his paper, Luke Pickrell explores Mexico’s Supreme Court during the neoliberal period and argues it was made to serve the elite rather than the people. mexicosolidarity.com/broken-…
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In Light & Air, Alexander V. begins a new series detailing congressional activity & how attacks on political freedom and fierce gridlock define the current state of American government. Read at the link in our bio 🔝
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On the Democratic Constitution Blog, Gil Schaeffer discusses lessons from the French Revolution, the Chartists, the Civil War and Reconstruction, & the Civil Rights Movement. Plus, why & how we should rethink the traditional Marxist minimum-maximum program.
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Ready to join MUG? Applications are open for our fall 2026 reading group cohort! Reading groups (virtual & local in person for some locations) will begin the first week of October, dates/times will be announced soon.
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We talk with MUG member Siobhan McDonough about the ongoing attacks on our civil and political rights, the Bill of Rights, the Supreme Court, & why principled politics creates rather than reflects majorities. Listen now at the link in our bio!
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Seven. That's how many people will decide who can vote in the 2026 midterms.
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With its call for a new constitution, DSA stands at the vanguard of democratic struggle in the United States. In Light & Air, @LukePickrell lays out how we can ensure this movement continues to grow in both power and ambition.
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In Light & Air, Steven argues that the struggle for democracy can transform the working class into an agent of change. Only we have the will & power to fight to the end for universal and equal political rights. Read below!
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Here’s a fun thought experiment. If we had a constitution based on universal, equal, and proportional suffrage, Graham Platner, Lindsey Graham, and Mitch McConnell would be nothing but footnotes in history. Check out Steven's argument why🔽 democraticconstitutionblog.s…
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"When someone claims a morally justified right—a right that is something that ought to be recognized and granted by the state—then they’re doing something. They’re performing what’s sometimes described in philosophy as a particular kind of speech act." democraticconstitutionblog.s…
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“We don’t need two legislatures to enact a piece of legislation. Create an assembly of people who can faithfully represent the people... You’d need someone across the hall saying, ‘No, the people can’t do that… the people are dangerous.’” Check out John's full interview! ⬇️
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Episode here and on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: democraticconstitutionblog.s…
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New on MUG's podcast, Light & Airwaves! We talked with NPC member @CliffConnolly about DSA's Workers Deserve More Program, tribunes of the people, vanguard parties, & true democracy. Listen at the link in bio or wherever you listen to podcasts!
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DSA has an idea.
After the brazenness of the Court’s major decisions this year—on voting rights, executive power, birthright citizenship, and more—what kind of reforms are needed to democratize the judiciary? dissentmagazine.org/online_a…
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