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Cooke: Labor's Call to Action: The Grand Bargain Betrayal
Commentary, November, 24 2012
Shamus Cooke
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The “grand bargain” threat is a call to action for organized labor. But will unions respond?
Cooke: U.S. Role in Israel's Attack
Znet Article, November, 23 2012
Shamus Cooke
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Amidst the flames, Israel and the U.S. are striving to re-build the region in their image, with more territory and oil and fewer enemies
Cooke: Obama Nudges Syria Toward Regional War
Znet Article, November, 18 2012
Shamus Cooke
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The Obama administration has moved from behind the shadows in helping orchestrate this calamity to coming out in the open
Cooke: Will Unions Fight Fiscal Cliff Cuts to Medicare and Social Security?
Znet Article, November, 15 2012
Shamus Cooke
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The goal of the fiscal cliff is to scare the public into accepting cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and other popular social programs
Cooke: Will the Democrats Tax the Rich to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff?
Commentary, November, 11 2012
Shamus Cooke
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Literally the day after the election a sudden "urgency" gripped the nation: the imminent danger of the so-called "fiscal cliff"
Cooke: Portland Anti-Austerity Protest Draws 1,000 Despite Police Violence
Znet Article, November, 06 2012
Shamus Cooke
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Over 1,000 people marched the streets in Portland, Oregon against austerity cuts to education and other public services and the consequent debt accumulated by students
Cooke: Five Easy Post-Election Predictions (No Matter Who Wins)
Znet Article, November, 01 2012
Shamus Cooke
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Five predictions based on the most important shared beliefs of the two candidates
Cooke: Portland, Oregon Prepares for Pre-Election Anti-Austerity Protest
Commentary, October, 22 2012
Shamus Cooke
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Portland community and labor groups will declare "enough is enough" by organizing a large demonstration against government austerity cuts
Cooke: Capitalism's Two Step Survival Plan - Austerity and Structural Reform
Znet Article, October, 08 2012
Shamus Cooke
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The U.S. post-election austerity surprises will give new opportunities for millions of people to get into the streets
Cooke: Western Powers Double Down on Syria's Destruction
Znet Article, October, 02 2012
Shamus Cooke
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Money and geopolitics has caused a feeding frenzy of western nations biting and tearing at Syria, all hoping to profit from the regime's destruction
Cooke: The Jobs Crisis, the "Unemployable,” and the Fiscal Cliff
Commentary, September, 18 2012
Shamus Cooke
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Until corporations have an ideal environment to make super profits, unemployment will remain purposefully high
Cooke: Obama's Vision Versus Economic Reality
Commentary, September, 10 2012
Shamus Cooke
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This "hollowing out" of the workforce is — along with high unemployment — the most striking feature of the "new normal" of the American workforce
Cooke: All Eyes on Chicago's Teachers
Commentary, September, 04 2012
Shamus Cooke
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It's impossible to exaggerate the national importance of the teachers’ struggle in Chicago
Cooke: Tax the Rich or Privatize the State?
Commentary, August, 29 2012
Shamus Cooke
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The mass privatization frenzy is the corporate solution to the budget crises occurring on the city, state, and national level
Cooke: How President Obama Created Paul Ryan
Commentary, August, 18 2012
Shamus Cooke
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No one deserves more credit for Ryan's rapid rise into stardom than President Obama
Cooke: Will 2012 be the Final Election of Lesser Evilism?
Znet Article, August, 14 2012
Shamus Cooke
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Ultimately, the only way out of the irrationality of the two party system is for working people to organize independently
Cooke: Syria's "Liberated" Future: Ethnic-Religious Cleansing and Genocide
Znet Article, August, 07 2012
Shamus Cooke
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To sell this bloodbath as an advance of democracy — as U.S. politicians and media have done — is beyond hypocritical
Cooke: The Next Stage in the Destruction of Syria
Znet Article, July, 31 2012
Shamus Cooke
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The systematic dismantling of Syria has more to do with western media lies and geo-politics than "revolution”
Cooke: Climate Change and the Next U.S. Revolution
Znet Article, July, 26 2012
Shamus Cooke
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The U.S. heat wave is slowly shaking the foundations of American politics
Cooke: Job Crisis Denial
Commentary, July, 08 2012
Shamus Cooke
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The jobs crisis stays in the shadows, out of mind, and consequently unaddressed
