Sam Webb
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U.S.
COMMENTARY: The door to real change is wide open
July 8, 2009Let me begin with a simple observation: If the last 30 years were an era of reaction, then the coming decade could turn into an era of reform, even radical reform. Six months into the Obama...
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Opinion
SPEECH The impossible becomes possible
May 23, 2009The following is a speech given by Communist Party National Chair Sam Webb, at the PWW’s Better World Awards banquet in New York City, May 17, 2009. On the heels of the first 100 days of...
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Opinion
Obama, reform and the role of the left
May 2, 2009After the first, perhaps over analyzed, hundred days of the Obama administration, it is fair to say that President Obama is a reformer and we are entering an era of reforms, possibly radical reforms.
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Opinion
A 12-point program to combat the economic crisis
March 24, 2009Because of the election of Barack Obama, the American people in their great majority have a leg up, but there is still a long way to go. To his credit, the new president is off to...
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Opinion
Challenges and possibilities in the time of economic crisis
December 13, 2008Given the current situation, it is apparent that the Obama administration enters the White House with huge challenges. At the same time, no president in recent memory brings to the job so much popular good will,...
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Opinion
OPINION: Finances and the current crisis: How did we get here and what is the way out? Part 2
October 2, 2008The turmoil in financial markets and the bailout to the tune of $700 billion has turned the public eye and wrath on Wall Street and Washington. While millions are aware of the triggering causes, ranging from...
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Opinion
OPINION: Finances and the current crisis: How did we get here and what is the way out? Part 2
October 1, 2008The turmoil in financial markets and the bailout to the tune of $700 billion has turned the public eye and wrath on Wall Street and Washington. While millions are aware of the triggering causes, ranging from...
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Opinion
OPINION: Finances and the current crisis: How did we get here and what is the way out? Part 1
September 28, 2008In a vote that was heard around the world, reactionary Republicans along with some progressive Democrats in the House torpedoed a bill to stabilize financial markets. The compromise deal was better than what was initially proposed...
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