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- Jan 5, 20261h 35m
Episode 20 - Finishing Lafont's "Sticking to the Long Road of Participatory Democracy"
Shaunsky 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 Democracy Without Shortcuts. Recorded June 1, 2025. You can find the essay at https://krisis.eu/article/view/37053/34617. Intro music: "District Four" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Outro music: "RetroFuture Nasty" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Dec 24, 202551 min
Episode 19-B (Part 2 of 3) Cristina Lafont's essay "Sticking to the Long Road of Participation: Replies to My Critics"
Continuation 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 her book Democracy Without Shortcuts. Recorded May 4, 2025. What we were intending to call Episode 19 ran about 2 hours, so we divided it into parts A & B. You can find the essay at https://krisis.eu/article/view/37053/34617. Intro music: "District Four" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Outro music: "RetroFuture Nasty" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Oct 5, 20251h 2m
19A: "Sticking to the Long Road of Participation" (part 1) by Cristina Lafont
Shaunsky 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 Cristina Lafont to criticisms of her book Democracy Without Shortcuts. Recorded May 4, 2025. The discussion of what we were intending to call "Part 1" ran about 2 hours, so we've now divided Episode 19 into parts A & B. You can find the essay at https://krisis.eu/article/view/37053/34617. Intro music: "District Four" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Outro music: "RetroFuture Nasty" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Sep 23, 20251h 40m
18: "Alternatives to Democracy" Benjamin Studebaker
Shaunsky 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 chapter of Benjamin Studebaker's book The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy: The Way Is Shut. There is no link to this text online, but email us (demarchiccommunism@proton.me) if you would like us to send you the pdf file we read from. Intro music: "District Four" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Outro music: "RetroFuture Nasty" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Jul 29, 20251h 36m
17. Real Democracy Will Require Revolution
Shaunsky 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 questions, criticisms, comments, or suggestions, contact us at demarchiccommunism@proton.me. Contact Sasha directly on Bluesky @demarchicroad.bsky.social or on twitter @demarchiccommie. Intro music: "District Four" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Outro music: "RetroFuture Nasty" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Apr 4, 20251h 31m
16: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 by David Graeber, chapter 3, part 4
Shaunsky 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." https://astudygroup.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/the-democracy-project.pdf If you would like to contribute to the project, or have questions, criticisms, comments, or suggestions, contact us at demarchiccommunism@proton.me. Contact Sasha directly on Bluesky @demarchicroad.bsky.social or on twitter @demarchiccommie. Intro music: "District Four" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Outro music: "RetroFuture Nasty" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Mar 31, 20251h 13m
15: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 by David Graeber, chapter 3, part 3
Red, 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." https://astudygroup.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/the-democracy-project.pdf If you would like to contribute to the project, or have questions, criticisms, comments, or suggestions, contact us at demarchiccommunism@proton.me. Contact Sasha directly on Bluesky @demarchicroad.bsky.social or on twitter @demarchiccommie. Find Red on twitter @ComradeRed49. Intro music: "District Four" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Outro music: "RetroFuture Nasty" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Feb 2, 202557 min
14: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 by David Graeber, Chapter 3, Part 2
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." https://astudygroup.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/the-democracy-project.pdf If you would like to contribute to the project, or have questions, criticisms, comments, or suggestions, contact us at demarchiccommunism@proton.me. Contact Sasha directly on Bluesky @demarchicroad.bsky.social or on Twitter @demarchiccommie. Intro music: "District Four" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Outro music: "RetroFuture Nasty" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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