Sam WestBlack politics and the specter of FarrakhanIn 1988, Jesse Jackson ran for President for the second time. He attempted to put together what he called a “rainbow coalition,” an…Jun 27, 2018Jun 27, 2018
Sam WestThe left should support the principle of free expression because no one else doesFor the past three or four years, conservatives have been running a grift on college campuses, and well-meaning but misguided young…Jun 16, 2018Jun 16, 2018
Sam WestThe Eighteenth Brumaire of Kid RockWhen it comes to the world of electoral punditry, speculation and analysis in America in 2017, there is only one thing that can be said for…Jul 25, 2017Jul 25, 2017
Sam WestCan socialism end racial injustice?Socialism, it seems, has a rising political stock in America. Bernie Sanders openly identified with the ideology, ran an insurgent primary…Jul 7, 2017Jul 7, 2017
Sam WestBernie Sanders and the Democrats must fight for reproductive rightsDespite the semi-apocalyptic times we live in, I try to be an optimist, because it’s really the only way I can function. How else could I…May 12, 20171May 12, 20171
Sam WestSocialized medicine or barbarismThe American Healthcare Act of 2017, the Obamacare replacement hastily flung together by Donald Trump, Paul Ryan, and a coterie of vampiric…Mar 27, 2017Mar 27, 2017
Sam WestWhat’s wrong with the Democratic party?Things are bad. Donald Trump, a diapered, screaming orangutan-man, is President of the United States. Mitch McConnell, the turtle-like…Feb 20, 2017Feb 20, 2017