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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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New dialectic of racism and anti-racism

It is noteworthy that the New York Times — arguably the most influential media outlet — has launched an unprecedented series of articles and podcasts on U.S. slavery. The decision, I’m sure, was the result of many factors, but at…

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Too sweeping

In the article below, the author contends that Trump’s narrative has become hegemonic, leaving little space for counter narratives. But this strikes me as overdrawn and one sided. Popular understanding and politics are more complicated and contradictory than what the author suggests.…

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Reflections on Socialism

This was my first effort after I became National Chair to rethink and interrogate the Communist Party’s view of socialism in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Up to then nothing much had been done along these…

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Not so smart

An old high school friend defended another high school friend’s anti-immigrant rants by saying that she sounds like a “smart girl.” Not one to let a good difference of opinion pass without comment, I replied, “You understand smart different from…

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Shake, Rattle, and Roll

In last night’s spin class, the playlist included Bill Haley’s, “Shake, Rattle, and Roll. And much like when I heard it for the first time as a young teenager, it sent a wave of energy through me. Now I need…