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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.

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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?

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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.

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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?

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This is part 2 of my discussion on why voting is so important!

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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.

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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.

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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.