Sam Webb
LATEST ARTICLES BY Sam Webb
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Peace
Libya ceasefire, not another endless war
May 17, 2011The battle in Libya looks like a stalemate, and the danger is that steps will be taken to escalate the fighting in order to break the impasse.
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Opinion
What would U.S. socialism look like?
May 13, 2011I am often asked thought-provoking questions about U.S. socialism and what it would look like. My reply is something like this.
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Opinion
Wall Street doesn’t know what “enough” means
May 9, 2011As the lords of finance are showing us, in the present era of capitalist development even small victories on the progressive side of the ledger are never secure.
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Peace
Mr. Y weighs in on U.S. foreign policy
May 3, 2011In the seats of U.S. imperial power, wome want to fully restore the supremacy that the U.S. enjoyed a half century ago, but others are ready to adapt to new realities.
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Opinion
Cuba blockade is 50-year bad policy
April 26, 2011Unfortunately, some in U.S. corporate and foreign policy circles still consider Cuba and the rest of Latin America "our backyard."
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Opinion
Five steps to get ready for 2012
April 22, 2011Politics is a complex and impure process, and as the Rolling Stones sang, "You can't always get what you want." Here are five crucial steps to get what we need.
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Opinion
Humanitarian intervention or regime change?
April 5, 2011I was suspicious of the UN Security Council's establishment of a Libya no fly zone from the beginning, and events seem to be proving me right.
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Opinion
It’s not just Wisconsin: a nationwide counteroffensive is emerging
April 4, 2011It is fair to say a new phase of a struggle is afoot, in which labor and its allies could turn the tables decisively in their favor.
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