Political agitation aimed at the Biden administration that ignores the narrow advantage of 1 that Democrats hold in the Senate and the resistance of a handful of Senate Democrats to the more far reaching proposals of the administration – not to mention the vagaries of the socio-economic environment, shifting public opinion, and the main lines of attack of the whole right wing apparatus – is problematic at best. At worst, it fails to appreciate the complicated nature and tactical challenges of this moment if we hope to move the legislative needle in a progressive direction and increase Democratic Congressional majorities in next year’s election.
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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.
