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EPISODE · Feb 27, 2023 · 20 MIN

How Do We Get a New Constitution? with Aziz Rana

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Socialism 2022 Conference, Chicago“How Do We Get a New Constitution”Panelists: Aziz RanaThe Left’s path to power is blocked by one of the oldest and least democratic founding documents in the world. Will it take a revolution to rewrite our Constitution? The recent Constituent Assembly in Chile may show a way forward.Aziz Rana is a professor of law at Cornell University.  He is the author of The Two Faces of American Freedom and the forthcoming book, The Constitutional Bind: Why a Broken Document Rules America.Who Owns the Constitution, Jacobinhttps://jacobin.com/2020/10/us-constitution-law-supreme-court-socialism Why Americans Worship the Constitution, Public Seminar of The New Schoolhttps://publicseminar.org/essays/why-americans-worship-the-constitution/Join DSA. Become a Member.https://act.dsausa.org/donate/membership/Credits:Producer: Elton LKLogo by Michaela BranganSound Engineer & Opening Music by Casey StickerAdditional Assistance by Palmer ConradSend us Fan MailBecome a member of Democratic Socialists of America.Sign up to receive NPEC's newsletter, Red Letter. 

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Socialism 2022 Conference, Chicago “How Do We Get a New Constitution” Panelists: Aziz Rana The Left’s path to power is blocked by one of the oldest and least democratic founding documents in the world. Will it take a revolution to rewrite our Constitution? The recent Constituent Assembly in Chile may show a way forward. Aziz Rana is a professor of law at Cornell University. He is the author of The Two Faces of American Freedom and the forthcoming book, The Constitutional Bind: Why a...

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