Luke Pickrell

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Corey Brooks on the antecedents of the abolitionist third-party movement & what led to the conclusion that abolition couldn’t be realized through the Whig Party and Democratic Party duopoly. Abolitionists used politics to better publicize their demands. youtu.be/6jfBhosErPs

Part two is here: …mocraticconstitutionblog.substack.com/p/terry-bouton…

Terry Bouton talks about conflicts between propertied and propertyless colonists & how the 1776 Pennsylvania Constitution did and didn’t change the nature of social struggles and political participation. Part two covers American monarchism youtu.be/Fc_0S2cs5NE

The House and the Senate have rejected a resolution telling Trump to stop the war without congressional authorization. "Even if it had passed both chambers, the president could have vetoed it." That's a laugh-inducing line. We need a new Constitution. nytimes.com/2026/03/05/us/…

José Luis of @SoberaniaPod @DropSiteNews and Sin Muros joined the Democratic Constitution Podcast to talk about Venezuelan history, Chavismo, threats against Cuba, reforms to Mexico’s judiciary, and why the undemocratic US Constitution matters. …mocraticconstitutionblog.substack.com/p/jose-luis-gr…

Don Doyle, author of The Cause of All Nations, talks about how the North & South sold their story, the Civil War as a tectonic struggle between republicanism and monarchism in the context of the failed revolutions of 1848, and much more! youtu.be/bMnmfzv4CLI

At the heart of the Levellers’ program was the idea that sovereignty should reside in a unicameral legislature, elected through semi-universal and equal manhood suffrage, and fully accountable to the people. …mocraticconstitutionblog.substack.com/p/the-leveling…

I spoke with #drgeraldhorne on the Democratic Constitution Podcast about the role of the Constitution in past & present political debates, colonialism in the US & the oppression of Indigenous peoples, counter-revolutions, & US imperialism. youtu.be/2V7ZbVtFucY?si…

Martin Luther King called the Declaration of Independence’s universalist promise of equal rights a “promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.” Yet that promise has yet to materialize because of the undemocratic Constitution. 👇 …mocraticconstitutionblog.substack.com/p/martin-luthe… #MLKDay

Tad Stoermer discusses the role of public historians in the US, the Patriot Myth post-World War II, distorting history to serve specific ends, the undemocratic Constitution, and why a younger generation of Americans is challenging the status quo. youtu.be/29fEmXvPUEQ?si…

Venezuela: Then & Now The US Constitution denies universal, equal rights at home & protects a military behemoth denying those rights abroad. A democratic constitution would create a new playing field & strengthen the movement to dismantle the war machine mexicosolidarity.com/venezuela-then…

Dems & Reps are trying to win the House by gerrymandering. But DSA calls for proportional representation and a democratic political system. EBDSA will talk gerrymandering, proportional representation, & why Socialists fight for universal & equal suffrage instagram.com/reel/DTgq23tDy…

I spoke with @mfox_us on the Democratic Constitution Podcast about the Monroe Doctrine, the invasion of Panama, myths about Venezuela, why the U.S. is focusing on the Western Hemisphere, & much more. The interview here ⬇️ & check out Mike's work! …mocraticconstitutionblog.substack.com/p/michael-fox-…

More people are beginning to notice the undemocratic aspects of the Constitution. Paine would be proud. Americans are remembering that they have the power and duty to cast aside illegitimate political institutions and start anew. …mocraticconstitutionblog.substack.com/p/a-little-com… #CommonSense @DemConBlog

I spoke with David Waldstreicher on the @DemConBlog about the ways in which slavery was woven into the 1787 Constitution. We also cover Reconstruction, the Constitution’s hard-wired provisions, & the many ways in which the Constitution hasn’t changed. …mocraticconstitutionblog.substack.com/p/david-waldst…

The constitutional system denies universal & equal rights at home & protects the U.S. military behemoth that denies the same rights abroad. Read more on the @DemConBlog 👇…mocraticconstitutionblog.substack.com/p/venezuela-na… #Venezuela #VenezuelaLibre

On the anniversary of the #January6th insurrection, @DemConBlog is republishing Daniel Lazare's critique of the Supreme Court, the impeachment clause, and the idea that any existing constitutional mechanisms will hold the president accountable …mocraticconstitutionblog.substack.com/p/impeachment-…

John Sloan (1871 - 1951) Six O’Clock, Winter, 1912