It is undeniable that the great social movements of the last half of the 20th century changed the terrain on which millions live and how they understand the world in profound and enduring ways. And yet their transformative capacity, that is their ability to move to a new, higher stage of struggle and possibility, was circumscribed by the limited participation of the main sections of the labor movement. Few articulated this better than MLK in the 1960s. What was true in the last century is no less true in this century.
Written by
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.
