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Cooke: Why U.S. Politicians Are Quiet About Europe's Meltdown
Znet Article, May, 15 2012
Shamus Cooke
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Austerity is when the wealthy attempt to push the effects of their recessions onto the backs of working people
Cooke: The Portland Community Begins to Fight Austerity
Znet Article, May, 09 2012
Shamus Cooke
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The city government of Portland, like governments all over Europe, has embraced an austerity program, meaning that it is addressing budget deficits by cuts only
Cooke: West Coast Unions Cave In to Democrats
Znet Article, April, 29 2012
Shamus Cooke
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The big public sector unions of California and Oregon had their courage examined recently — both were found lacking
Cooke: Why Labor's Rank and File Won't Campaign for Obama
Znet Article, March, 18 2012
Shamus Cooke
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Instead of trying to repair a sinking ship, labor should instead abandon the Democratic Party and run its own candidates as independents
Cooke: Occupy's 'Shut Down the Corporations' Action: Success or Failure?
Znet Article, March, 04 2012
Shamus Cooke
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Bringing in broader layers of working people is crucially important because, without it, the movement is not strong enough to achieve anything of substance
Cooke: Will Occupy Spring Forward Or Meltdown?
Znet Article, February, 13 2012
Shamus Cooke
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If working people do not identify with the issues that Occupy is fighting for, they will not join, and Occupy's issues will remain un-achievable
Cooke: Proxy War in Syria Threatens Catastrophe for the Middle East
Znet Article, February, 01 2012
Shamus Cooke
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Syria is a global proxy battleground in a larger series of events that now directly threatens the entire Middle East, and possibly beyond
Cooke: The Truth Behind the Coming "Regime Change" in Syria
Znet Article, January, 26 2012
Shamus Cooke
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The working people of Syria and Iran do not desire "help" from the U.S. government and its allies to prevent bloodshed
Cooke: Theory and Practice in Occupy
Znet Article, January, 12 2012
Shamus Cooke
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The key strategies of Occupy should be based on those ideas that unify and promote collective action against the 1%
Cooke: The Threat of War Against Iran and Syria is Real
Znet Article, January, 01 2012
Shamus Cooke
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Obama's reckless provocations have a limit that may soon be reached, at the expense of the Middle Eastern people and possibly the rest of us
Cooke: The Occupy Movement Needs a Good Fight
Znet Article, November, 08 2011
Shamus Cooke
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The Occupy Movement has the nation's attention now, but working people's attention is conditional; they will stay focused on Occupy if Occupy is focused on them
Cooke: Next Steps for the Occupy Movement
Znet Article, October, 18 2011
Shamus Cooke
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The corporate elite fear a strong, united movement like vampires fear sunlight
Cooke: The 1% and Capitalism
Znet Article, October, 15 2011
Shamus Cooke
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Putting forward a few demands that all working people can unite behind will give the movement a united, strong message
Cooke: Congress Looks Abroad to Distract from Wall Street Protests
Znet Article, October, 07 2011
Shamus Cooke
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At a time when the country is demanding that Wall Street pay up, Democrats and Republicans are insisting that China be punished instead
Cooke: Fake Debt Crisis Strikes Blow at Safety Net
Znet Article, August, 04 2011
Shamus Cooke
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The objective was to strike the first blows against the national social safety net
Cooke: How to Save the U.S. Labor Movement
Znet Article, July, 07 2011
Shamus Cooke
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The first step in saving the labor movement is recognizing that it needs saving
Cooke: The Labor Movement in Oregon Takes a Step Forward
Znet Article, July, 01 2011
Shamus Cooke
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The meeting in Portland was in many ways an example for other cities to follow
Cooke: Venezuelans Mobilize Against Obama's Sanctions
Znet Article, June, 05 2011
Shamus Cooke
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Any hope that Venezuelans had in Obama has been shattered against the recent U.S.-imposed sanctions
Cooke: The Great Bi-Partisan Deception
Znet Article, February, 17 2010
Shamus Cooke
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Some cancer is too aggressive even for chemotherapy. The US political system is infected with such a disease; and we may be witnessing the first death spasms. In a country ravaged by war and economic crisis, with tens of millions of people suffer...
