Flexibility has been a hallmark of great progressive and left leaders. Lincoln and Douglass displayed it in their time. Roosevelt in the Depression and War years. King in the civil rights era. Obama more recently. A refusal to make any adjustments in program, demands, organizing themes, and tone, no matter what the situation, may seem admirable on its face. But in a practical sense, it can easily turn into a fool’s errand and script for defeat.
Written by
Sam Webb
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.
