Demarchic Communism Podcast
by sashazeramesha
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Episode 21-𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 by Terry Bouricius-Introduction
About this podcast
Studying the intersection of communist and democratic theory based on the hypothesis that they are interdependent and that demarchy is necessary to realize both communism and real democracy.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 23 episodes
- Episode 21-𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 by Terry Bouricius-Introduction · 1 h 7 min · Episode 21Sasha introduces new co-host Norman and they begin reading Terry Bouricius’s new book: The Trouble With Elections.
- Episode 20 - Finishing Lafont's "Sticking to the Long Road of Participatory Democracy" · 1 h 35 min · Episode 23Shaunsky and Sasha finish discussing "Sticking to the Long Road of Participation: Replies to My Critics," an essay by Cristina Lafont in response to criticisms of her book…
- Episode 19-B (Part 2 of 3) Cristina Lafont's essay "Sticking to the Long Road of Participation: Replies to My Critics" · 52 min · Episode 22Continuation from 19-A. Shaunsky and Sasha discuss "Sticking to the Long Road of Participation: Replies to My Critics," an essay by Cristina Lafont in response to criticisms of…
- 19A: "Sticking to the Long Road of Participation" (part 1) by Cristina Lafont · 1 h 2 min · Episode 19Shaunsky and Sasha begin reading our second engagement with a criticism of lottocracy. "Sticking to the Long Road of Participation: Replies to My Critics" is a response from…
- 18: "Alternatives to Democracy" Benjamin Studebaker · 1 h 40 min · Episode 18Shaunsky and Sasha tackle a criticism of lottocracy for the first time."Alternatives to Democracy" is the fourth section within "What If This Book Is Wrong?" which is the final…
- 17. Real Democracy Will Require Revolution · 1 h 36 min · Episode 21Shaunsky and Sasha read a short essay by Sasha: "Real Democracy Will Require Revolution." https://tinyurl.com/352md9a3 If you would like to contribute to the project, or have…
- 16: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 by David Graeber, chapter 3, part 4 · 1 h 31 min · Season 1 Episode 16Shaunsky and Sasha finish reading chapter 3 of David Graeber's The Democracy Project, "The Mob Begin to Think and to Reason: The Covert History of Democracy."…
- 15: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 by David Graeber, chapter 3, part 3 · 1 h 13 min · Episode 16Red, Shaunsky, and Sasha continue reading in David Graeber's The Democracy Project, chapter 3 "The Mob Begin to Think and to Reason: The Covert History of Democracy."…
- 14: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 by David Graeber, Chapter 3, Part 2 · 57 min · Episode 15Shaunsky and Sasha continue reading in David Graeber's The Democracy Project, chapter 3 "The Mob Begin to Think and to Reason: The Covert History of Democracy."…
- 13: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 by David Graeber, Chapter 3, Part 1 · 1 h 21 min · Episode 14Shaunsky, Red, and Sasha begin reading David Graeber's The Democracy Project. https://astudygroup.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/the-democracy-project.pdf If you would…
- 12: "Can We Go Forward If We Fear To Advance Towards Socialism?" -Lenin · 41 min · Episode 13Shaunsky and Sasha read "Can We Go Forward If We Fear To Advance Towards Socialism?" which is the 11th chapter (of 13) of Lenin's pamphlet The Impending Catastrophe and How to…
- 11: 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺, Part 2, Lesson 4 (cont'd) · 1 h 15 min · Episode 12Shaunsky, Red, and Sasha finish up Lesson 4 of Araling Aktibista. If you would like to contribute to the project, or have questions, criticisms, comments, or suggestions…
- 10: 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺, Part 1, Lessons 3 & 4 · 1 h 16 min · Episode 11Red and Sasha discuss Activist Study from the Communist Party of the Philippines, Lesson 3, "The Mass Line" and the first part of Lesson 4, "Democratic Centralism." If you would…
- 9: "What If We Selected Our Leaders By Lottery?" by Alpa Shah, Part 4 · 1 h 18 min · Episode 10Red, Shaunsky, and Sasha finish reading Alpa Shah's article "What If We Selected Our Leaders by Lottery? Democracy by Sortition, Liberal Elections, and Communist…
- 8: "What If We Selected Our Leaders By Lottery?" by Alpa Shah, Part 3 · 1 h 14 min · Episode 9Red, Shaunsky, and Sasha continue with part 3 of Alpa Shah's article "What If We Selected Our Leaders by Lottery? Democracy by Sortition, Liberal Elections, and Communist…
- 7: "What if We Selected Our Leaders By Lottery?" by Alpa Shah, Part 2 · 1 h 19 min · Episode 8Shaunsky and Sasha continue with part 2 of Alpa Shah's article "What If We Selected Our Leaders by Lottery? Democracy by Sortition, Liberal Elections, and Communist…
- 6: "What If We Selected Our Leaders by Lottery?" by Alpa Shah, Part 1 · 1 h 14 min · Episode 7New co-host Red joins Shaunsky and Sasha to review the first section of Alpa Shah's article "What If We Selected Our Leaders by Lottery? Democracy by Sortition, Liberal…
- Episode 5: "Democracy Without Elections" by Brian Martin, Part 3 · 57 min · Episode 6Sasha finishes reading Brian Martin's "Democracy Without Elections." Apologies for the echo/reverb in a few places. I was trying to bring in a better microphone, but I obviously…
- Episode 4: "Democracy Without Elections" by Brian Martin, Part 2 · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 4Shaunsky and Sasha read and discuss section 2 of Brian Martin's essay "Democracy Without Elections." If you would like to contribute to the project, or have questions…
- Episode 3: "Democracy Without Elections" by Brian Martin, Part 1 · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 3Recorded June 2, 2024 Published June 19, 2024 Shaunsky and Sasha read and discuss the first section of Brian Martin's 1995 essay "Democracy Without Elections." If you'd like to…
