Yesterday I listened to Ezra Klein’s (NYT) podcast that I highly recommend. It addressed the history, experience, and wisdom of the imposition of economic sanctions by one country on another. The podcast was obviously prompted by Russia’s illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine and the consequent severe package of sanctions imposed by the U.S. and its NATO allies against Russia, Here is a link to the conversation, which confirmed, I should admit, my deep scepticism of such regimes.
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Sam Webb
I'm a long-time socialist and activist, but new to the blogging world. I hope to bring a different perspective on politics, sports, culture, and Marxism. Besides blogging, I also leave plenty of time for swimming, hiking, ESPN, music, reading, drinking good beer, and, not least, my family and friends. I wish I could play basketball, but my knees ruled out that possibility long ago.
While I currently reside in New York, my politically formative years were spent in Portland, Me. and Detroit during the 1970s and 1980s. I graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia (where I played basketball) and received a MA in economics from the University of Connecticut.
I was the national chairperson of the Communist Party, USA from 2000 until 2014 when I stepped down at the convention. In 2016 I resigned from the Communist Party two years later. We were no longer on the same page.
