The strategic concept (or political guide) of uniting the left and center is one that I’ve found helpful over the years. But in present circumstances, it can be more trouble than its worth if it takes out of field of vision the progressive-liberal-democratic bloc that inhabits space between the two or collapses this bloc into the center. Think about the massive coalition that defeated Trump and elected Biden. A broad swath of it doesn’t fit comfortably into either category – left or center. What is more, if there is a dominant bloc in the Democratic Party, it is this bloc.
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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.
