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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
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News Analysis
War & Peace

War With Syria and Its Repercussions

Instead of responsibly waiting for the UN chemical weapons team – which is already in Syria – to investigate the incident, the Obama administration has already stated that…
by
Shamus Cooke,
Workers Action
August 28, 2013
Truthout
Op-Ed

The AFL-CIO’s New Strategy: Inspiration or Hype?

After years of embarrassing denial, the AFL-CIO recently took its first baby step in addressing the crisis that has engulfed organized labor: it recognized there was a problem.…
by
Shamus Cooke,
Workers Action
August 26, 2013
Truthout
News

A Big Victory for Oregon’s Biggest Union

The state workers of Oregon’s largest union, SEIU 503, recently stood firm and scored a big win in their contract negotiations against the state’s anti-union Democratic governor.
by
Shamus Cooke,
Workers Action
August 23, 2013
Truthout
Op-Ed

Egypt’s Revolution After the Smoke Clears

The Egyptian revolution does not have years to solve these problems; the economy of Egypt is facing catastrophe, and drastic action must be taken immediately.
by
Shamus Cooke,
Workers Action
August 21, 2013
Truthout
News Analysis

A Path Forward for Egypt’s Revolution

Shamus Cooke: The battle for the future of Egypt is underway, and it’s chaos.
by
Shamus Cooke,
Workers Action
August 8, 2013
Truthout
Op-Ed
War & Peace

Why No Revolution Exists in Syria

The era of Arab Spring euphoria is long ended, having devolved into doubt, confusion or wholesale rejection.
by
Shamus Cooke,
Workers Action
July 31, 2013
Truthout
News Analysis

Will the People Decide? What’s Next For the Egyptian Revolution

With the political and social atmosphere at a violent flux, the world watches and waits to see what will happen in Egypt next.
by
Shamus Cooke,
CounterPunch
July 16, 2013
Truthout
News Analysis

How Egypt Killed Political Islam

“Political legitimacy — especially in times of revolution — must be earned, not assumed,” writes Cooke about the collapse of the Muslim Brotherhood.
by
Shamus Cooke,
Counter Currents
July 14, 2013
Truthout
Op-Ed

Syria Is Becoming Obama’s Iraq

The Obama administration thinks it has already invested too much military, financial, and diplomatic capital into the Syrian conflict to turn back, and each step forward brings the…
by
Shamus Cooke,
Workers Action
June 23, 2013
Truthout
Op-Ed

Who Killed the Syrian Peace Talks?

Shamus Cooke: The US and its European allies want regime change in Syria, and they are prepared to allow many more people to die to make it so.
by
Shamus Cooke,
Countercurrents
June 16, 2013
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