Lots of people think that the conditions of underdevelopment — economic and otherwise — in the Global South in general and in Central American countries in particular where families are fleeing to our border is the handiwork of the people in those countries, period.
That there might be a connection between the Global North and the Global South that explains why the former is developed and enormously wealthy, while the latter is undeveloped and experience poverty on a broad scale goes unnoticed. At this moment when tens of millions are outraged at the treatment being meted to fleeing babies, children, and families, this connection should be part of the many conversations that are going on.
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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.
