Sam Webb
LATEST ARTICLES BY Sam Webb
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Opinion
Richard Sherman and a changing story line
January 31, 2014What Sherman said wasn't gracious to his defeated opponent, but it was by no means out of bounds, nothing that would warrant the controversy that followed.
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Opinion
Obamacare: Grumbling is not enough
November 26, 2013It is amazing how fast momentum can shift in politics. And it usually happens for reasons that could not have been predicted.
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U.S.
No ordinary crisis: The shutdown and its aftermath
October 31, 2013Defunding Obamacare by undemocratic means was to be the first trophy in a power play by a reactionary clique and their big-pocketed financial backers.
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Opinion
Shutdown: New phase in a very American coup
October 11, 2013They didn't wear jackboots, but the shutdown of government by an extremist faction of the Republican Party can only be described as a new phase in a very American coup.
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Opinion
Detroit: Through the lens of class and race
September 23, 2013The success of the struggle in Detroit will hinge especially on the degree of anti-racist understanding achieved by white people and workers in particular.
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Opinion
Ingredients for a movement that can transform our country
June 28, 2013How do we accelerate this transition from a movement with transformative potential to a movement with transformative power and capacity?
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U.S.
The left needs to stop self-marginalizing
June 10, 2013For too long the left has not been a major player on our political scene. But that could well change in the coming decade.
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Opinion
Obama and the right’s “brave new world”
May 23, 2013Political pundits seem to agree that the past couple of weeks haven't been kind to the Obama administration.
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