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Send us Fan Mail In honor of America’s 250th anniversary as the world’s first Constitutional Representative Republic, the 13th Amendment and Bastille Day marked by July 14, I am announcing the formation of The Citizenship Party on July 13-14, 2026. America’s 250th anniversary relates to point 1 the reformation of our electoral system to increase political engagement so as to address economic justice in this country while the 13th Amendment and Bastille Day address the need to reform the mass incarceration system (politics of prison) and end homelessness (the economics of the unhoused crisis). Check out my blog (and subscribe on the bottom by writing your email) which is now dedicated to the advancement of my new political party “The Citizenship Party”: https://theenlightenmentdotblog.wordpress.com/?_gl=1*1wp76pu*_gcl_au*MTY4MTQwNTYzNi4xNzgzOTY4NjQ2 1.Examination of The New Jim Crow  https://theenlightenmentdotblog.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/the-new-jim-crow-mass-incarceration-in-the-age-of-color-blindness-by-michelle-alexander/ 2.10 Years Too Late: We must build a Political Party which must Reform our Broken Electoral System (Laws) Podcast - https://www.buzzsprout.com/365261/episodes/19445410  3.YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@IndiaInsightMovement

Send us Fan Mail Tune in to hear about the historical threat to black people as a voting bloc in America.

Send us Fan Mail I discuss why the formation of any new major political party must prioritize, focus, and centralize the reformation of our broken electoral system along with all the laws and requirements that it encompasses.

Send us Fan Mail What did the founding fathers mean by “We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal?” What do they mean by “man” and why were the 18th century Enlightenment ideals so important for posterity particularly when it relates to staking a bet through faith or taking a risk through hope? What does humanity have to do with this? I synthesize and include briefly some ideas of prominent leaders from President Barack Obama, Georges Bernanos, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, and John Adams in order to outline the importance of working for others and not just for one’s own salvation. I specifically address why it has always been the marginalized who have not just led most social movements, but who have also provided an inherent meaning to different kinds of liberty in different eras of American and world history.

Send us Fan Mail This video/podcast is my conclusion of the analysis and examination of the 45 documents from the New Left period particularly focusing on writings and speeches from 1968-1973 the highest point of not just serious thought, but also organized labor power, student movements, a rise in black electoralism, and the anti-war movement. Focusing on the major insights in these books, I also bring to the surface the major questions concerning not just the rights, privileges, and opportunities afforded people which can only be achieved through a struggle (a spirit of that generation which we need to recapture), but also an exaltation of the question of belonging, inclusivity, and acceptance of woman in social life especially a renewed academic focus on poor black woman and what such a consideration would mean for society as a whole both practically and theoretically.             Even with platforms, programs, and public policy proposals, the New Left generation teaches us three things fundamentally which can be extrapolated into many lessons: We must make clear our grievances which lead to demands, a timeline, and a consequence; we must constantly learn through the struggle in order to reevaluate our methodology in education, agitation, and organization; we must try to make visible our needs and desires whether it is electoral reform or applying public pressure to cause legislative changes. For this last point, during the New Left Movements, 1950-1975 the slogan “the whole world was watching” was true for the first time in history. Only under such circumstances can real nonviolent active Civil Disobedience or other forms of strikes and protest can be viable or successful.

Send us Fan Mail In this part 1 examination of documents from the New Left period, encompassing the Civil Rights movement as well as several other struggles, I highlight some of the most important insights from speeches and writings particularly from the era of 1957-1967. If you like this part 1 series, I encourage my audience to also watch the part 2 examination of New Left documents highlighting critical ideas from 1968-1973 as well as my video introducing the broader historical context of the New Left period. This was the height of organized union labor power in American history when people were questioning the tenets of capitalism, Americanism, education/pedagogy, costly/unwarranted wars and division, and what rights and duties citizens should uphold in creating a new world either through reform or revolution.

Send us Fan Mail This Movement of the New Left, 1950-1975 was linked and characterized especially by young people advocating for individual dignity as it relates to the realization of full citizenship for all Americans in a variety of struggles centered around Civil Rights, Black Power, Women and Gay Liberation, and most emphatically the anti-Vietnam War Movement. Is this perhaps the most critical movement in American history? I provide historical context to prepare my audience for a deeper dive into the 45 documents that highlight the important ideas and challenges different groups and leaders were confronting. Unlike my podcast series on black history from the same time period (We Shall Overcome), the New Left Movement acknowledges the central importance of the black struggle, but also shows the involvement of many other organizations in the fight for political liberation and revolution.

Send us Fan Mail May 28 Thursday Homework for Final DSA 201 Session: Big Idea to Real Practice Brainstorm A Problem you want to work on in the Atlanta DSA Chapter: Electoral Reform Capstone Project: General Broad Philosophical Principles of Electoral Reform In this closing project, I distill some of the pressing electoral questions when it comes to electoral reform, the signs of tyranny in a society, what can be done through an inside-outside strategy to pressure the government and four steps to build trust, new organizers and ultimately political engagement/involvement. One, what is goal; two, how to build buy-in and leadership; three, how to convey the message to people; and lastly four (most importantly), what is the plan? This isn't a definitive strategic guide or treatise, it is meant to open the ongoing dialogue on how to fight for a better world rather than turning the clock backwards.

Send us Fan Mail Why was President Obama such a pivotal political figure? What precedents did he set through the reforms he made? What political barriers did he believe needed to be changed? What rhetoric did he utilize and how was this rhetoric inspired by passed historical movements and literary traditions? How did he balance traditionalism with social justice as a center left leader?

Send us Fan Mail Some say Democrats are primed and ready to win majorities in the House and Senate nationally and locally in the 2026 November Midterm elections over the Republican Party, but how true is that? I outline here why we can’t be politically complacent and how the reelection of Georgian Senator Jon Ossoff and other American progressives will be crucial not just for economic justice, but also for securing voting rights. I discuss the two Supreme Court cases which have already struck down two provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act: Section 5 “preclearance” in 2013 and Section 2 in April 29, 2026 (the ability for minorities particularly blacks to shape electoral maps to match their proportionate representation). Furthermore, Republicans have been gerrymandering state congressional districts much more aggressively than Democrats and they have no plans in stopping. The results of the 2026 November Midterms may very well mean the difference between the preservation of America’s experiment in self-government or a more permanent despotism. We should take nothing for granted, as our politics and society are reflective of the engagement and agency of every citizen.

Send us Fan Mail What is May Day (International Workers Day May 1), why do we commemorate it, and what did it foreshadow? How did this event inspire socialist and a larger coalition with anarchists towards “One Big Union?” What were the resounding literary and labor imagination of an era of intense labor organization from such luminaries as Eugene Debs and why was Debs so radical? What was the larger meaning behind the 8 hour work day and what would it engender decades later legislatively?

Send us Fan Mail This is part 2 of my discussion on why voting is so important!

Send us Fan Mail Today April 27 is the First Day of Early Voting in Georgia for Primary Elections. I provide historical background and reasons to vote especially in local elections.

Send us Fan Mail Over the weekend I had my second discussion this year with Professor Subhash Kak on his new book published this year June 12, 2025 Eternal Bharat: Truth, Meaning, and Beauty specifically on its symbolism and insights on India’s grand legacy and tradition of artistic creativity and how it relates to the central focus of the Indian sages (rishis) on consciousness especially as it pertains to the literary genius of the Upanishads and why this focus is becoming increasingly relevant for today’s society.  His reputation precedes himself; Dr. Kak is an Indian American Regents Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Oklahoma State University. He has written over 30 books on a variety of topics from history, linguistics, computation, quantum theory, physics, and for his contributions in so many areas he has received the prestigious Padma Shri award in 2019. He is also a member of the India Prime Minister’s Science Technology and Innovation Advisory Council. I am an active history and politics content creator. Check out: 1.     My podcast "India Insight with Sunny Sharma"  2.     My YouTube channel is Sunny Sharma@IndiaInsightMovement 3.     My blog: https://theenlightenmentdotblog.wordpress.com/?_gl=1*1waj1xz*_gcl_au*ODc0ODQ0OTY2LjE3NTk2MTM0NzI.  Stay tuned in for a future discussion with Dr. Kak on Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations including its many parallels with ancient Indian philosophy like the Upanishads and other intellectual traditions as well.

Send us Fan Mail Hello to my friends, family, and audience in America, India, and abroad please stay tuned for a wonderful and eye-opening political discussion from a very involved political organizer who I worked with in the Movement for a People’s Party in Georgia. If you enjoyed this podcast please take a look into my podcast on several platforms called “India Insight with Sunny Sharma.” I will be posting this discussion to that podcast as well as my YouTube channel“SunnySharma@IndiaInsightMovement.”             David Meadows is my guest: he was a phone banker for Bernie Sanders, was the head organizer for the Movement for a People’s Party’s Georgia Chapter, and subsequently worked as an organizer to petition to get Dr. Cornell West on the ballot in Georgia for the 2024 presidential election. We discuss the role and relationship of government with mediating institutions and how this effects freedom of speech especially protesting as well as a host of other political issues such as the relevance and place of different political parties including the Democrats. We also discuss the need for a united left, the potential space for a new party to galvanize the public behind a leader and a set of issues, the importance of trade unions to remain independent and democratic, and heeding the warnings of Ralph Nader concerning how we use language such as tackling corporatism rather than capitalism and being precise about how we talk about the left and a new coalition to offer a public policy agenda to tackle the myriad of problems our society faces.  Although we differ slightly on our perspective of the democrat party (he feels they have lost track of their message and role as a party of the working class and I support them and feel they still can and will be reformed and reoriented in their stance with enough leadership and imagination) this was a very fruitful discussion where I learned a whole lot from David’s organizing and political education experience. We conclude that we need both grassroots reform and politicians in power to foster meaningful change and reform in Washington and locally in the communities of American citizens. I hope this discussion is just as elucidating for you as it was for me.