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Shamus Cooke

Shamus Cooke is a social service worker, trade unionist and writer for Workers Action (www.workerscompass.org). He can be reached at [email protected].

Truthout
Dec 10, 2017
Latest from Shamus Cooke
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

The Organized Left and the Death of “Pragmatic” Politics

The failure to engage with populism has exposed the bureaucratic stasis of the organized left.
by
Shamus Cooke,
Speakout
March 11, 2016
Truthout
Op-Ed

Labor Movement Needs to Organize Against Friedrichs vs. California Teachers Association

If unions lose Friedrichs, the fallout might ruin labor for a generation or more.
by
Shamus Cooke,
Speakout
February 10, 2016
Truthout
Op-Ed

Unions Must Act Now to Survive Supreme Court Deathblow

Although the Supreme Court is expected to be anti union, there is still time to change the Court’s mind.
by
Shamus Cooke,
CounterPunch
July 14, 2015
Truthout
News Analysis
War & Peace

Syrian War Set to Explode Again

The Syrian war stalemate appears to be over.
by
Shamus Cooke,
Countercurrents
May 22, 2015
Truthout
News Analysis

Obama’s No-Win War on ISIS

Obama’s constant Middle East flip-flops have made it difficult to keep allies.
by
Shamus Cooke,
The Smirking Chimp
August 28, 2014
Truthout
News Analysis

Obama’s Syrian Policy Vetoed by Assad Election Victory

The results of the election weren’t a surprise to anyone familiar with Syrian domestic politics.
by
Shamus Cooke,
Countercurrents
June 15, 2014
Truthout
Op-Ed

The Counter-Attack of Seattle’s Elites

The fight for a living wage intensifies.
by
Shamus Cooke,
CounterPunch
April 21, 2014
Truthout
News

The Fight for $15 Finally Comes to Portland

Portland’s awkward silence on $15 was finally broken when Portland activist-professor Nicholas Caleb recently announced his candidacy for city council, his top platform plank being the $15 minimum…
by
Shamus Cooke,
Counterpunch
March 27, 2014
Truthout
Op-Ed

Obama’s Far Right Foreign Policy

In order to stop the never-ending warmongering of US foreign policy, the US government itself must be fundamentally transformed.
by
Shamus Cooke,
CounterPunch
March 4, 2014
Truthout
Op-Ed

The Murky Politics of the $15 Minimum Wage

It’s not a perfect comparison, but like the average Venezuelan the people of Seattle are experiencing an explosion of political consciousness.
by
Shamus Cooke,
CounterPunch
February 24, 2014
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