I understand the frustration with the anti-crisis legislation under discussion in the Congress now. It is far short – roughly a trillion and a half short – of what Pelosi and Shumer earlier proposed. But I also find hard it to understand, given the balance of forces in Congress and the threadbare existence of millions, why progressive Democrats wouldn’t support this bill, even with its severe limitations. Posturing, when there is no good immediate alternative, is neither prudent nor progressive. What is more, the passage of the current relief bill doesn’t prevent Biden, once he’s president, from proposing another round of stimulus and relief. He said as much today.
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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.
