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.  

Continuation from 19-A.

Recorded May 4, 2025. What we were intending to call Episode 19 ran about 2 hours, so we divided it into parts A & B. 

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. 

Shaunsky and Sasha tackle a criticism of lottocracy for the first time.

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 [email protected].

Contact Sasha directly on Bluesky @demarchicroad.bsky.social

Intro music: "District Four" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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 [email protected].

Contact Sasha directly on Bluesky @demarchicroad.bsky.social

Intro music: "District Four" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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 [email protected].

Contact Sasha directly on Bluesky @demarchicroad.bsky.social

Intro music: "District Four" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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 [email protected].

Contact Sasha directly on Bluesky @demarchicroad.bsky.social

Intro music: "District Four" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Shaunsky, 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 like to contribute to the project, or have questions, criticisms, comments, or suggestions, contact us at [email protected].

Contact Sasha directly on Bluesky @demarchicroad.bsky.social

Intro music: "District Four" by Kevin MacLeod 

Outro music: "Warpath" by Drezus

Shaunsky 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 Combat It.

Text available at Marxists Internet Archive at https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1917/ichtci/11.htm#v25zz99h-360

If you would like to contribute to the project, or have questions, criticisms, comments, or suggestions, contact us at [email protected].

Contact Sasha directly on Bluesky @demarchicroad.bsky.social

Intro music: "District Four" by Kevin MacLeod 

Outro music: "RetroFuture Nasty" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)