Shamus Cooke, Author at ZNetwork https://znetwork.org/author/shamuscooke/ Independent Left News, Analysis, Vision and Strategy Fri, 24 May 2024 16:20:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Z_logo_512-32x32.png Shamus Cooke, Author at ZNetwork https://znetwork.org/author/shamuscooke/ 32 32 Top Ten Ways to Soften a Genocide https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/top-ten-ways-to-soften-a-genocide/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/top-ten-ways-to-soften-a-genocide/#respond Fri, 24 May 2024 16:21:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1266864 “Gen·o·cide: the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.” -Oxford Dictionary “Now we all have one common goal— erasing the Gaza Strip from the face of the earth.” — Nissim Vaturi, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset [Israeli parliament]. 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https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/why-cant-us-left-get-venezuela-right/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/why-cant-us-left-get-venezuela-right/#comments Sat, 15 Jul 2017 08:59:36 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1000160 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/why-cant-us-left-get-venezuela-right/feed/ 3 Lessons from Portland’s Clash With Fascists https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/lessons-from-portlands-clash-with-fascists/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/lessons-from-portlands-clash-with-fascists/#respond Fri, 09 Jun 2017 09:01:04 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=999098 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/lessons-from-portlands-clash-with-fascists/feed/ 0 Trump “Resistance” Slipping Through Our Fingers https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/trump-resistance-slipping-through-our-fingers/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/trump-resistance-slipping-through-our-fingers/#respond Thu, 11 May 2017 09:01:01 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=998066 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/trump-resistance-slipping-through-our-fingers/feed/ 0 Inauguration Day and Beyond https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/inauguration-day-and-beyond/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/inauguration-day-and-beyond/#respond Thu, 19 Jan 2017 09:00:19 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=994167 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/inauguration-day-and-beyond/feed/ 0 A Mass Movement? 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https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/have-unions-cheated-death-with-scalia-gone/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/have-unions-cheated-death-with-scalia-gone/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2016 09:02:49 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=983882 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/have-unions-cheated-death-with-scalia-gone/feed/ 2 Can the Establishment Fix Its Bernie Sanders Problem? https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/can-the-establishment-fix-its-bernie-sanders-problem/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/can-the-establishment-fix-its-bernie-sanders-problem/#respond Thu, 11 Feb 2016 09:00:00 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=983674 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/can-the-establishment-fix-its-bernie-sanders-problem/feed/ 0 The Labor Movement’s Pearl Harbor Moment https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-labor-movements-pearl-harbor-moment/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-labor-movements-pearl-harbor-moment/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2016 09:01:50 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=983101 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-labor-movements-pearl-harbor-moment/feed/ 2 Does Bernie Sanders’ Imperialism Matter? 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https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/whos-scarier-scott-walker-or-jihadi-john/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/whos-scarier-scott-walker-or-jihadi-john/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2015 13:01:08 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=970410 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/whos-scarier-scott-walker-or-jihadi-john/feed/ 1 How Obama is Making the World More Dangerous https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-obama-is-making-the-world-more-dangerous/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-obama-is-making-the-world-more-dangerous/#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2015 09:01:49 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=969483 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-obama-is-making-the-world-more-dangerous/feed/ 2