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Sam Webb

1,752 posts, 2001–2026
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.
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No Rogue

Elon Musk isn’t a rogue, a freelancer, a one man show. He is doing the dirty work for someone else. Don’t be fooled and think he’s acting on his own. The leader of this constitutional crisis and power grab resides…

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Marches

Time for massive resistance marches in every major city and town, initiated by labor and the larger anti-Trump, anti-MAGA coalition! Much like the city by city mass marches in the early days of the first Trump presidency.

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Embedded

One keen analyst wrote recently, “With a few exceptions—mainly in the labor movement although this shouldn’t be exaggerated — progressives are not embedded enough in large organizations of working class that are membership-driven and tap into the energy and creativity…

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Round 2

Soon the two coalitions, albeit with some variations, that confronted each other in last year’s election will clash again, but this time with the MAGA movement occupying the commanding heights of the state – the Presidency, Congress, and Supreme Court.…

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Backlash

To think that the outcome of the recent presidential election turned solely, or close to solely, on economic matters fails to appreciate the role of cultural backlash in motivating voters and their choices.