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After years of painful backsliding, the state workers of Oregon's largest union, SEIU 503, recently stood firm and scored a big win…
Shamus Cooke
Shamus Cooke is a member of the Portland branch of Democratic Socialists of America.
In times of crisis people strive for easy answers to complex situations. In Egypt this has resulted in absurdly digestible sound bites,…
Egyptians are making history at a frantic pace. After the largest protests in Egypt's history initiated the downfall of the first Muslim Brotherhood…
The rebirth of the Egyptian revolution ushered in the death of the first Muslim Brotherhood government. But some near-sighted analysts limit the events…
In perfect Bush-like fashion, President Obama has invented a bogus pretense for military intervention in yet another Middle East country. The president's claim…
The long awaited Syrian peace talks — instigated by power brokers Russia and the United States — had already passed their initial…
The fate of Syria and the broader Middle East balances on a razor's edge. The western media is giving dire warnings of…
For a president that is executing Bush's "war on terror" against Al-Qaeda and "it's affiliates,” it seems odd that President Obama has…
The tempo of events in Syria has accelerated in recent weeks. The government forces have scored significant battlefield victories over the rebels, and…
The Onion is the most famous fake news website in the world, adored by millions who visit the site regularly for a…