Democracy

Joe Costello

04 Jun 2025 — 1 min read

Well, this time, I'm not in bed with the Russians, but in their attic. I have a great conversation with Yasha and Evgenia on where we are in our political world, how we got here, and what we need to think about to revive democracy in America:

The Industrial Revolution Killed Democracy w/Joe Costello

"Joe Costello returns to the show (and joins us in our attic) to talk about how the industrial revolution killed American democracy."

"Among topics we discuss are: the politics of technology, Trump as pure distilled America, the civilizational similarities between the USA and USSR, how technology changes society and induces amnesia, why the internet didn’t lead to democratization, how the USSR was a good place for dissident culture, the outdated US Constitution, which was created before the rise of the industrial corporation when economic power was very local, and…much, much more."

—Yasha

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New York, New York big city of dreams Everything in New York ain't always what it seems You might be fooled if you come from out town But I'm down by law, I know my way around Too much, too many people, too much Life in

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Technology as Art @ the MoMA