Sam Dee

Sam Dee is a member of the Metro DC chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.
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The Party Echoes at the 2025 DSA Convention

Sam Dee, September 26, 2025

Sam Dee gives a synopsis of the 2025 convention of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), arguing that the results displayed both the positive and negative aspects of the organization's caucus system. Read Article.

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Computers Are Technically Work

Sam Dee, May 7, 2025

Sam Dee responds to two recent articles by Gary Levi and Sam Heft-Luthy on tech work and tech workers, arguing that properly understanding each of these first requires deconstructing the craft ideology of the tech professions. Read Article.

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Putting Labor Process in Play

Sam Dee, April 2, 2025

Following up on his piece of last year, Sam Dee analyzes the ambiguous relationship between labor and play as exhibited in the 2013 border patrol simulation video game Papers, Please. Read Article.

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The Reign of Play: 'Suzerain' and Practicing Politics

Sam Dee, October 18, 2024

Sam Dee argues that when it comes to video games and political education, interactive fiction-based titles like Torpor Games' 'Suzerain' have far more to teach than classic grand strategy. Read Article.