Shamus cooke biography

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It’s OK to be angry about Bernie Sanders’ new book

by Shamus Cooke

Tens of thousands of activists were inspired to join socialist Bernie Sanders’ campaigns for president in 2016 and 2020.

Shamus Cooke reviews Bernie’s latest book and argues that the Sanders project of shifting the Democratic Party leftward has squandered the movement in a time of crisis and need.

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This recession is an ambush

Workers need a national response

by Shamus Cooke

Portland socialist Shamus Cooke has warned that the ruling class is conjuring up a recession to wipe out recent workers’ gains.

Here he writes that we need a national response that combines action from below with steps toward workers’ political independence.

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Biden rides the brakes on labor’s upsurge

by Shamus Cooke

Shamus Cooke analyzes the response of the Biden administration to the recent upsurges in labor organizing and activism and finds reasons for c