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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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Enact and enforce

What can progressive governments do when millions espouse views that are contrary to the norms of and claims for democracy, justice, and equality? The simple answer is that they should make sustained efforts to change minds and hearts, but, at…

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Equality in fact

The most enduring solvent to entrenched racial attitudes is actual equality, that is, equality in fact, in every sphere of life.

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Blinded by the light

Watched “Blinded by the Light” last night. Probably the film won’t be a candidate for any awards, but the story line of a young Pakistani teenager trying to find his way in an unfriendly small English town and Springsteen’s music…

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Protecting one’s flank

Paul Krugman once again eviscerates the Republican Party. And to think that many on the left for a long time said there was no difference between the GOP and the Democrats. The persistence of this notion in left circles lies…

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Too narrow and simply mistaken

To say that a process of class de-alignment is occurring across Europe and the U.S. without any qualification strikes me as one sided at best. At worst it’s filled with a narrow, old, and simply mistaken understanding of the contemporary…