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Znet Article 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

Commentary 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"

Znet Article 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

Znet Article 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

Commentary 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

Znet Article 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

Znet Article 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

Commentary 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

Commentary 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

Commentary 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

Commentary 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

Commentary 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

Znet Article 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

Znet Article 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

Znet Article 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”

Znet Article 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

Commentary 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

Znet Article Cooke: A Victory for Obamacare, A Defeat for the Left

Znet Article, July, 03 2012 Shamus Cooke
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Watering down demands to promote Democrats is a strategy that weakens the workers’ movement at a crucial time

Znet Article Cooke: Fighting for the Soul of the Carpenter's Union

Znet Article, June, 28 2012 Shamus Cooke
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The real crime of the convicted Carpenters was that they ran a well-organized election campaign promising to reform their union on a pro-democracy basis, and they won

Commentary Cooke: Obama's Second Latin American Coup

Commentary, June, 24 2012 Shamus Cooke
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The recent coup against Paraguay's democratically elected president is not only a blow to democracy, but an attack against the working and poor population

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