Sam Webb
LATEST ARTICLES BY Sam Webb
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Opinion
“Bourgeois politics” and the mature left
August 5, 2014An immediate challenge for anybody who cares about the future of our democracy is the elections this fall: Whichever side wins will have a leg up on the 2016 presidential race.
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Opinion
How do we get out of this mess?
July 25, 2014An economy that works for working people is one of the challenges for the CPUSA and the entire progressive movement.
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Opinion
Every day, somebody new is raising hell
July 8, 2014"One day it's the Dreamers, the next day it's Walmart moms and fast food workers, and then the Moral Monday movement the day after that."
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Opinion
Communists in convention: What our mission is and isn’t
July 1, 2014A section of the keynote to the Communist Party USA 30th National Convention, June 13-15, 2014. It was delivered on the convention's opening day by outgoing National Chair Sam Webb.
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U.S.
Understanding capitalism: Economic stagnation, non-traditional labor, and points of strategic focus
June 12, 2014The CPUSA will meet in Chicago June 13-15 for its 30th national convention.
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Opinion
Want a better world? Get on board with the new labor movement
May 21, 2014Deep-going social change in a progressive, left and socialist direction doesn't just "happen." It requires, first of all, real, active, and politically far-seeing social movements on the ground.
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Opinion
Ukraine, U.S., and big bad Putin: Who’s the bully?
April 8, 2014U.S.-Russia relations took a dangerous turn over Ukraine and Crimea. This is a very troubling development. If it continues in the present direction, the result will be damaging on a range of issue,
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Opinion
Chris Hedges’ catastrophism is faulty politics
February 10, 2014While Hedges goes beyond liberal analysts in his critiques of present-day society, he also in my view falls into the trap of what I call "political catastrophism."
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