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.
John Bellamy Foster is an interesting and insightful analyst of capitalism. His work on its ecological crisis is notable. But his strategic and tactical skills seem limited. In a recent (rather long) interview, he insists that the immediate task is…
It was only a few weeks ago that Hillary took a lot of heat for saying that people shouldn’t be fooled by Tulsi Gabbard. Last week TG voted present on two impeachment articles. Advantage Hillary!
Here are a few things to avoid in the coming year. * A belief that the danger of co-optation is reason to keep a distance from reform struggles and electoral politics. * An understanding that politics has few complexities, change…
When I hear my friends on the left exclaim that they support the present impeachment effort led by the Democrats, even though it isn’t a “working class and people’s impeachment,” I can only think that I’m glad Nancy Pelosi and…
