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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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Sustained attention

Voting by mail should receive the sustained political and legislative attention of the Democratic Party and the larger democratic movement. In view of the present health care catastrophe, it seems to me that an obvious requirement if we hope maximize…

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Struck by scale

In thinking about how China responded with stringent (criticized at the time) measures, one has to keep in mind, among other things, that China is the home to roughly 1.5 billions people. And in recent decades it has become an…

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Time to move on

I understand from reports that Bernie is thinking about ending his primary run. I hope he does. As I wrote before, his standing and influence will be enhanced not diminished if he does. Given the novel and catastrophic times in…

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Full weight of federal government

I don’t think we should spend a lot of time cooking up clever schemes and catchy slogans or reminding others of the advantages of socialism or even expressing righteous outrage to whoever will listen to us. That’s not the challenge.…

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Reading mass moods

My first take — and only that — is that Elizabeth Warren, who I supported with my very small voice, and Bernie, who I would have supported had he won the nomination, misread the moods of tens of millions across…