Emile Schepers

Emile Schepers is a veteran civil and immigrant rights activist. Born in South Africa, he has a doctorate in cultural anthropology from Northwestern University. He is active in the struggle for immigrant rights, in solidarity with the Cuban Revolution, and a number of other issues. He writes from Northern Virginia.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers

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Para Cuba, las elecciones estadounidenses tienen importantes consecuencias
October 23, 2024 By W. T. Whitney Jr. And Emile Schepers

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News

For Cuba, U.S. elections have major consequences
October 23, 2024 By W. T. Whitney Jr. And Emile Schepers
To beat the blockade in the long term, a progressive bloc must be built in Congress.
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Politics

Virginia Primary: Neither a disaster nor a triumph for the working class
July 19, 2023 By Emile Schepers
Pro-labor forces defeated some of the really bad lawmakers.
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U.S.

Housing is a right: Northern Virginia tenants battle eviction and displacement
December 6, 2022 By Mitchell Wilson And Emile Schepers
A group called African Communities Together is organizing residents to fight back in Alexandria, Va.
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News

Virginia elections: The spin vs. the reality
November 15, 2021 By Emile Schepers
The lesson is clear: Don’t rely on the wisdom of the Democratic Party leadership to defend working-class interests; get out there and organize, in every workplace and in every community.
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Politics

Virginia labor: Turnout key to preventing a right-wing gubernatorial victory
October 20, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg And Emile Schepers
Despite recent efforts to hide his true colors, Republican Youngkin is a Trump loyalist who can be expected, if elected, to advance a right-wing extremist agenda.
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Opinion

There is a migrant crisis, but where and why?
March 31, 2021 By Emile Schepers
Exploitative policies of the U.S., beginning with the infamous Monroe Doctrine, resulted in the unlivable conditions in many of the countries from which immigrants come to the U.S.
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News

Chicago joins list of U.S. cities denouncing Cuba blockade
March 9, 2021 By Emile Schepers
For 60 years, the United States has done everything within its power to destroy socialist Cuba. More U.S. cities are disagreeing with their government's campaign.
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