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Cooke: The First Domino Falls in Greece
Commentary, May, 21 2012
Shamus Cooke
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The working class has been radicalized and will not submit; mass demonstrations and general strikes have become common place
Cooke: Why Campaigning for Democrats Cripples Labor Unions
Commentary, April, 12 2012
Shamus Cooke
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Millions of union and non-union workers have seen their lives worsen under Obama
Cooke: A Corporate Versus a People's City Budget
Commentary, March, 26 2012
Shamus Cooke
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Because politicians tell us that we cannot take money from the wealthy, money must be taken instead from public workers through wage and benefit cuts or layoffs
Cooke: Uniting Occupy and Labor Over Health Care
Commentary, December, 26 2011
Shamus Cooke
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In order to unite all working Americans into a powerful coalition, Medicare for All should be demanded, so that all Americans will see their interests reflected in the fight
Cooke: Reform vs. Revolution Within Occupy
Commentary, December, 14 2011
Shamus Cooke
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Working people are suffering and would rally to a movement they saw as providing real hope
Cooke: Labor Must Choose Between Occupy and the Democrats
Commentary, November, 21 2011
Shamus Cooke
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Occupy has the potential to create earthquakes within the labor movement and labor’s relationship to the Democrats
Cooke: The Battles of Occupy Portland
Commentary, November, 15 2011
Shamus Cooke
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Instead of the Occupiers being evicted it was the police who were sent home demoralized
Cooke: The Way Forward for Occupy Portland
Commentary, November, 04 2011
Shamus Cooke
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There is no time to waste to fight for the most popular demands of working people
Cooke: Why the Far Right “Supports” the Occupy Movement
Commentary, October, 23 2011
Shamus Cooke
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The Occupy Movement's greatest strength — its broad appeal — can quickly become an exploitable weakness, and the far right smells blood
Cooke: Occupy Portland Is Born with Ten Thousand Strong
Commentary, October, 08 2011
Shamus Cooke
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On October 6th, in Portland, Oregon, ten thousand people assembled at noon at Waterfront Park
Cooke: Fuel for Occupy Wall Street's Fire
Commentary, October, 05 2011
Shamus Cooke
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The Occupy Wall Street movement must attract a growing number of allies or face an inevitable smothering
Cooke: Obama Taxes the Rich for the Wrong Reasons
Commentary, September, 26 2011
Shamus Cooke
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As the social crisis in the U.S. deepens, these political "mistakes" of the liberal left are becoming unpardonable crimes
Cooke: Should Labor Fight to Revive U.S. Manufacturing?
Commentary, September, 23 2011
Shamus Cooke
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Diverting movements to adopt ineffective strategies and "safe" ideas is the normal way people in power keep others powerless
Cooke: Mass Demonstrations Needed for a Real Jobs Program
Commentary, September, 14 2011
Shamus Cooke
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When governments fall deaf to social reality, it's up to working people to get loud
Cooke: Workers and Environmentalists Unite!
Commentary, September, 08 2011
Shamus Cooke
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Only a sustained campaign with massive mobilizations has the possibility of achieving the united goals of the labor and environmental movements
Cooke: The Great Health Care Takeaway
Commentary, August, 31 2011
Shamus Cooke
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Most workers now understand that there is a difference between apparently having health care and actually having health care
Cooke: Can Labor Confront Obama Over Jobs?
Commentary, August, 21 2011
Shamus Cooke
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Far fewer workers, if any, will volunteer to campaign for Obama
Cooke: Capitalism's New Era
Commentary, August, 16 2011
Shamus Cooke
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Past assumptions regarding wages and social programs must be destroyed, as a new, more profitable equilibrium is sought
Cooke: The Jobs Crisis Demands Attention
Commentary, August, 08 2011
Shamus Cooke
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The jobs crisis staggers on with no relief in sight
Cooke: Crunch Time for Public Sector Unions
Commentary, July, 21 2011
Shamus Cooke
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The media attack on public sector unions has reached a timely zenith, perfectly in sync with the politicians' anti-union deathblow
Cooke: Deficit Reduction vs. Democracy
Commentary, July, 12 2011
Shamus Cooke
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Both political parties are uniting to reduce the deficits on the backs of working people
Cooke: The Super Rich Sabotage the Arab Revolutions
Commentary, June, 28 2011
Shamus Cooke
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The experiences thus far in Egypt and Greece are proof enough that money matters
Cooke: The Rich Are Destroying the Economy
Commentary, June, 15 2011
Shamus Cooke
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Organized labor needs to bring masses of people in the street all over the country in order to get attention and pressure the government to respond to these demands
Cooke: The Democrats Attack Unions Nationwide
Commentary, May, 17 2011
Shamus Cooke
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Democrats hide their anti-union attacks behind a "deep respect for collective bargaining"
Cooke: The International Attack on Public Workers
Commentary, May, 24 2010
Shamus Cooke
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In the state of Oregon, the most widely distributed paper, the Oregonian, announced on its front page that the state should expect “Ten Years of Pain.” The perpetrator: the budget crisis — $2.5 billion in the coming two-year budget cycle, with $2...
