Sam Webb
LATEST ARTICLES BY Sam Webb
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U.S.
Maine’s governor assaults the dignity of working people
March 25, 2011Having been raised in Maine, son of a lineman and a mother and stepmother who were state workers, I am infuriated that the Republican governor there has ordered the removal of mural that depicts the role...
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Opinion
Is democracy inherent in socialism?
March 24, 2011That's how it should be, but, as history teaches, socialism is democratic only if we make it so.
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Opinion
Deficit reality: Income inequality is the problem
March 9, 2011Don't ask working people, employed or unemployed, who have few or no financial reserves, to solve the problem of exploding deficits.
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Opinion
Wisconsin and beyond: the conflict is irreconcilable
February 28, 2011Wisconsin, joined by other states, is ground zero of an irreconcilable conflict over the role of government.
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Opinion
Black unemployment, working class unity
February 17, 2011The 1930s slogan, "Black and white, unite and fight." is relevant today. General appeals for jobs and relief, for public works jobs and full employment measures have to be combined with targeted job creation in communities...
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Opinion
What Frederick Douglass tells us about today
February 14, 2011Frederick Douglass was one of the great people’s leaders of the 19th century. And yet his towering intellect and multifaceted political experience have been insufficiently appreciated.
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Opinion
Simple solutions for deficits and debt
February 9, 2011A few weeks ago Citigroup’s Robert Rubin wrote a column advising readers and policymakers on how to surmount the current economic and financial crisis. Beware of such counsel!
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Opinion
State of the Union and openings for progress
January 28, 2011The president's State of the Union speech provided openings and challenges for the labor and people's movements on jobs and economic security, peace and democratic rights.
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