@LukePickrell

DSA Marxist Unity Group member

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Joined March 2012
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In Light and Air, YS Khaleque argues that DSA must use the unpopularity of the Iran War to educate and agitate against the undemocratic state structure and in favor of socialist republicanism.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals declares that the residents of Jackson, Mississippi, don't have a constitutional right to clean drinking water. In response, Michael M. argues the unelected judicial system doesn't have a right to exist. democraticconstitutionblog.s…
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Socialist Party of America leader Eugene Debs died a century ago this week. In Light & Air, @overallsthinker Steven Raney argues that we can revive the dream Debs embodied for millions of people.
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My latest in Light & Air, celebrating Eugene Debs' legacy as a tribune of the Socialist Party on the 100th anniversary of his death: marxistunity.com/long-live-t…

Long Live the Debs Dream

Socialist Party of America leader Eugene Debs died a century ago today. His memory lives on as a working-class champion who electrified audiences on the campaign trail.

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@CosmonautMagOct 20
For the 100th anniversary of his death, Steven Raney (@overallsthinker) introduces three pieces by Eugene V. Debs on the topics of militarism and internationalism. cosmonautmag.com/2026/10/eug…

Eugene Debs on Militarism and Internationalism

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Read the article in Light & Air here: marxistunity.com/to-steal-an…

To Steal an Election: The War on Mail-In Voting

Trump’s Department of Homeland Security is conspiring to throw out millions of mail-in ballots under the banner of “election security.” Socialists must defend the right to vote while opposing the...

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Trump’s Department of Homeland Security is conspiring to throw out millions of mail-in ballots under the banner of “election security.” Nick D. argues that socialists must defend the right to vote while opposing the undemocratic system that enables presidential dictatorship.
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The Big Beautiful Bill that will kill working-class people, presidential terror squads, legalized corruption, & Jim Crow–era gerrymandering: these horrors are enabled by the current Constitution. Democratic socialism requires political power. We need a new constitution.
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Latest by myself and @SATaravine in Democratic Left, calling on DSA's incoming class in Congress to use the Speaker of the House elections to fight to open up the People's House: democraticleft.dsausa.org/20…

Socialists in Congress Should Hold the Speakership Hostage - Democratic Left

Policy gains are unlikely so long as Trump holds the presidency — but a historically large socialist bloc in Congress could demand changes to how the House is run that would shape the body’s post-T...

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I respond to questions about @MarxistUnityDSA's democratic republicanism in this recent letter to @CosmonautMag. cosmonautmag.com/2026/10/let…
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Not since Eugene Debs and the Socialist Party of America has the U.S. left embraced the demand for a democratic constitution. In Democratic Left, I argue that @DemSocialists is making the right move. democraticleft.dsausa.org/20…

DSA Is Right: We Need a New Constitution  - Democratic Left

With the undemocratic constitution off our backs and a new political playing field, a better world will be possible.

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New on MUG's podcast, Light & Airwaves! We talk with August Nimtz about Lenin & the relevance of the Bolsheviks' political strategy⁠⁠, lessons from the American Civil War, & the recent Supreme Court decision in ⁠Louisiana v. Callais⁠. Listen via the Linktree in our bio.
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Thanks to @CosmonautMag for publishing this article of mine analyzing the Federalist Papers. At the 250 anniversary of the American Revolution, it is important to understand what the Founders intended and how to move forward with a better Constitution. cosmonautmag.com/2026/10/the…

The Aristocratic Republicanism of The Federalist Papers

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On the Democratic Constitution Podcast, @ajamubaraka talks about the Green Party and the two-party duopoly, proportional representation, the Black Agenda Report, human rights and the Black Alliance for Peace, and the Black radical tradition, including the legacy of Reconstruction
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The Democratic Constitution Podcast is on Apple, Spotify, and online: democraticconstitutionblog.s…
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Mexico's 2024 judicial reform, how the Fourth Transformation built the popular support to pass it, and why the PRI and PAN couldn't stop it. Part two of a historical analysis, from 2018 to the first judicial elections of Mexico, by @LukePickrell. mexicosolidarity.com/judicia…
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Tomorrow: part two of @LukePickrell's history of Mexico's Supreme Court, on the reform to elect judges by popular vote, how the Fourth Transformation built the votes to pass it, and why the opposition couldn't stop it. Read part one before it drops: mexicosolidarity.com/broken-…
Mexico Solidarity Media@MexSolidaritySep 17
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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Meese? GUG? Read more to find out:
Geese Magazine🪿
@geesemagazineSep 25
The 2028 Presidential Election will be a flashpoint for American politics. But without a strong anti-Constitutional program, the forces for democracy will be unable to overcome the structural disenfranchisement embodied in the state. Steven R. argues that, for the work in 2028 and onwards to succeed, socialists must emphasize constitutional politics, disloyalty to the Constitution, and opposition to ICE. READ: geesemag.com/articles/a-demo…

A Democratic Revolution Needs Revolutionary Constitutional Politics — geese magazine

In reply to T.E. Moon, Steven R. argues that fighting Trumpism means supplanting the Constitution with rule by the working-class majority.

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Check it out wherever you get your podcasts or at: linktr.ee/marxistunity

@marxistunitydsa Official: X | Linktree

A caucus fighting for a democratic republic, socialism, and programmatic unity

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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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