How else but through the vector of sustantive and robust democracy in the workplace and far beyond can working people and their allies leave their stamp on socialist society? Or, to frame it differently, how can a society evolve into a socialist direction in more than name without a many sided, real, and vibrant democracy – not simply formal and declarative – in which the formerly left out and underrepresented exercise an overarching influence in every area of life?
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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.
