We heard this week powerful testimony shining new light on Trump’s ruthless and unrestrained assault on our country’s election process and democracy. Everyone who spoke at the hearing was compelling and convincing. Congressman Raskin’s summation at the hearing’s end was brilliant.
These hearings have gone beyond my expectation and, likely, the expectations of millions of viewers. I have to think the democratic sensibilities of tens of millions have been heightened and the danger of authortiarian-fascistic rule is more palpably felt. When combined with the Court’s rulings in June – the overturning of Roe v.Wade, first of all – it is hard not to think – and some recent polling suggests so – that the election landscape is shifting.
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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.
