21st Century Socialism’s Direct Democracy’s First Steps in Venezuela
Yesterday was an important day for 21st century socialism. Usually socialism is presented as having to do with the economy. But 21st century socialism also involves a new politics. Representational democracy, as Marx once said, is the “talk-shop of the bourgeoisie”. Direct democracy is how workers’ councils were organized in Russia and Spain during their revolutions. Check out how the constituent assembly works and what its next steps are.
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Bruce
Bruce Lerro has taught for 25 years as an adjunct college professor of psychology at Golden Gate University, Dominican University and Diablo Valley College. He has applied a Vygotskian socio-historical perspective to his four books: From Earth-Spirits to Sky-Gods: the Socio-ecological Origins of Monotheism, Individualism and Hyper-Abstract Reasoning Power in Eden: The Emergence of Gender Hierarchies in the Ancient World Co-Authored with Christopher Chase-Dunn Social Change: Globalization from the Stone Age to the Present and Lucifer's Labyrinth: Individualism, Hyper-Abstract Thinking and the Process of Becoming Civilized He is also a representational artist specializing in pen-and-ink drawings. Bruce is a libertarian communist and lives in Olympia WA.