I come across appeals to build a “United Front Against Fascism.” Such appeals are radical sounding at first glance, but on closer inspection are misguided and diversionary. The very practical and political task at this moment is to deepen and broaden the “existing” anti-Trump/Trumpist coalition. Not abstractly, but in the context of the immediate political/legislative, democratic/voting rights struggles and the midterms elections next fall. Of strategic importance in this regard is the building out of support, politically and organizationally, among white workers in the Midwest states.
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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.
