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Shamus Cooke
Shamus Cooke is a member of the Portland branch of Democratic Socialists of America.
On July 24th there will be a long overdue national mobilization for Medicare For All
In a pandemic people deserve and are demanding bold action, and DSA must help lead these efforts rather than stymie them
The quietly coordinated move allowed Oregon State Troopers to be federally deputized, essentially making them Trumpās Troopers. Such a bold move by Oregonās liberal executivesāin arguably one of the bluest states in the countryāis comparable to treason
Bernie cannot call himself a socialist if he continues to minimize the actions of socialists abroad
By agreeing to decide Janus, the judges placed themselves among a long line of courts that sought to radically change labor relations in the United States
Long Term āabolitionā of the police will depend on a deep revolutionary movement, which can be triggered, in part, by mobilizing the broader community to fight for populist reforms against police power
A āred tideā can rejuvenate the revolutionary forces across the hemisphere and easily drown out the recent victories of various counter-revolutions
As Venezuela’s fascist-minded oligarchy conspires with U.S. imperialism to overthrow the democratically elected government of Nicolas Maduro, few in the U.S. seem to care
Although the Portland protest showed promise in anti-fascist organizing, it also showed that the fascists are stronger than we expected