A few words from comrade Sam Webb, Chair of the Communist Party USA, as spoken at the CPUSA's 29th National Convention June 3, 2010."What a difference between now and five years ago when we convened in Chicago!  At that time, a Puerto Rican woman raised in the South Bronx didn't sit on the Supreme Court.  Then the president didn't call for the abolition of nuclear weapons.  Millions had no health care... Global warming wasn't on the White House agenda... And, an African American wasn't president.  Now an African American is president, and much else has changed as we convene our 29th convention..."[T]he long night of rule by the most reactionary groups on the political spectrum has ended...we contributed to the historic victory in 2008..."In hindsight, I overstated the nature of the election victory... A decisive defeat of the right - signified by larger Democratic majorities... will profoundly alter the political landscape..."Others (teabaggers...(Read Full Post)