Sam Webb
| Sam Webb | |
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| Chairman of the Communist Party USA | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2000 |
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| Vice President | Jarvis Tyner |
| Preceded by | Gus Hall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 16, 1945 Maine, United States |
| Political party | Communist Party USA |
| Alma mater | Master's degree in Economics, University of Connecticut |
| Occupation | Political writer, activist |
| Website | http://cpusa.org |
Sam Webb is an American Communist activist and political leader, having served as the Chairman of the Communist Party USA since 2000.
[edit] Biography
Samuel Webb was born in Maine on July 16, 1945, and graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia in 1967. He holds an M.A. in economics from the University of Connecticut.[1] He worked as a Communist Party state organizer in Michigan from 1978–88.[1]
Webb led the CPUSA when it made the decision to support some Democratic candidates in the 2004 presidential election. While the Party regards both major parties as two capitalist entities in a collaborative dictatorship for established financial institutions, it believes that rule by the Democrats is preferrable to rule by the Republicans, arguing that the latter puts the interests of working people considerable danger.[2] He has called President Barack Obama a "people's advocate" and said that some of his early decisions, in reversing President George W. Bush's policies, were praiseworthy.[3]
He is the author of Reflections on Socialism, a paper reflecting ideas that Webb first presented at the 2005 Left Forum in New York. This paper points out that socialism is once again being discussed in the trade union and student movements, in popular magazines and certainly in the halls of power worldwide.[4]
Webb has traveled to China,[5] the United Kingdom, Cuba,[6] and Vietnam,[5] in order to meet communist and socialist leaders. He has represented the CPUSA at the Athens meeting of world communist parties.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Hoffman, Leah. "The Communist: Sam Webb". Forbes.com. 14 February 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2009. http://www.forbes.com/2006/02/11/sam-webb-money_cx_lh_money06_0214webb.html
- ^ Sam Webb (2008-09-28). "Finances and the Current Crisis: How did we get here and what is the way out?". Political Affairs Magazine. http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/articleview/7481/. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ "Honoring Ohio’s unsung heroes of 2008 elections". People's Weekly World. 2009-12-02. http://www.pww.org/article/articleview/14468/. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ http://www.cpusa.org/reflections-on-socialism/
- ^ a b Margolis, Dan. "CPUSA Delegation returns from China, Vietnam". People's Weekly World. 22 Dec. 2006. Communist Party USA. Retrieved 14 Dec. 2011. http://www.cpusa.org/cpusa-delegation-returns-from-china-vietnam/
- ^ Musa, Arnaldo. "U.S. leader highlights combative spirit of the Cuban Five". Granma International. June 2004. Internet Archive. Retrieved 22 Mar. 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20070814103957/http://www.granma.cu/miami5/ingles/204.html
[edit] External links
- Interview with Sam Webb
- Political Affairs -- Interview with Sam Webb
- Reflections on Socialism
- Socialism Revisited
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| Preceded by Gus Hall |
Chair of Communist Party USA 2000 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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