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Sam Webb

1,755 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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Dylan wins Nobel Prize

Heard news this morning that Bob Dylan won Nobel Prize in Literatture and immediately threw on “Bringing It All Back Home.” Actually been into a bit of a Dylan frame of mind as of late. Been buying up early Dylan…

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Sexism, patriarchy, and misogyny in our culture and politics

This is a powerfully insightful article in my opinion. It reveals much about the role and costs of sexism, patriarchy, and misogyny in our politics and culture. What it doesn’t say is that too many left and progressive people failed…

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A Gutter Rat

I almost felt dirty after listening to Trump’s bullying, lying, and demagogic rants in last night’s debate. But I wasn’t surprised. What else is to be expected from a gutter rat like Trump, and his gutter mates – Chris Christie…

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The other side of the sexist coin

The audio tape of Trump bragging about his sexual assaults on women is of a piece with the rampant and longstanding sexism directed at Hillary Clinton. Too many on the left, while rightly assailing Trump, have been slow to even…

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Talking to undecideds

Since mid-September I have been door-knocking and phone-banking for Hillary Clinton. And since the spring I’ve been talking to lots of random people about the danger of a Trump presidency. And last week, energized by Hillary’s takedown of Trump in…