Sam Webb
LATEST ARTICLES BY Sam Webb
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Opinion
Looking back, glancing ahead
January 14, 2016Biggest threat to democracy, economic security, equality, peace, and a livable planet: The Republican Party.
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Arts
Genocide, dispossession, and creating a human and sustainable community
December 31, 2015"An Indigenous People's History of the United States," is an unforgiving accounting of the nation-building practices of the European settlers and the heroic resistance of indigenous peoples.
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Environment
After Paris: Examining the COP 21 climate agreement
December 18, 2015The agreement signed by 195 countries in Paris triggered commentary on its merit or lack thereof; but first, let's look at the positives.
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Opinion
Obama addresses terrorism, others must too
December 8, 2015In the best moment of the speech, he responded forcefully to his Republican adversaries who are poisoning the atmosphere with anti-Islam and anti-immigrant vitriol and hatred.
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Opinion
Laquan McDonald killing underlines need to radically reconstruct criminal justice system
December 2, 2015Everyone pressing for justice understands that appropriate actions against obstructionist public officials need sustained public oversight and engagement every step of the way.
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World
Restraint and cooperation needed in the fight against terrorists
November 23, 2015It's time for justice, peace, and a heightened appreciation of the preciousness of life.
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Opinion
Bernie Sanders, socialism, and the 2016 elections
November 12, 2015Sanders' candidacy is a tale of taking down the right wing and appealing to ordinary people to become the authors of their own democracy and lives.
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Opinion
Back in the USSR: setting the record straight
November 4, 2015While the meltdown of the Soviet Union didn't trigger capital's worldwide offensive, it did constitute a sea change in the balance of power and changed the dynamics of struggle.
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