Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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News
Argentine workers march against government’s neoliberal economic policies
September 12, 2016This demonstration may presage a movement toward unity on the part of the country's traditionally split labor movement.
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Brazilian Senate ousts President Dilma Rousseff
September 1, 2016By a 61-20 vote in the Brazilian Senate, Dilma is out, but the struggle to overcome the Right's stranglehold on the country continues.
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Environment
Brazil’s coup government aims to complete Rousseff’s removal, targets environmental regulations
August 29, 2016What will the implications be for Brazilian society if the right wing triumphs?
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U.S.
Supreme Court and other judgeships at stake in November elections
August 23, 2016To stop a conservative takeover on the bench, voters will need to mobilize in massive numbers to turn Trump away from the White House.
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Brazil’s interim health minister is bad for the people’s health
August 18, 2016Brazil's coup government's health minister, Ricardo Barros, says Brazil's people "imagine" they are sick; now he and Temer want to dismantle the public healthcare.
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World
British Iraq War report is damning for former PM Tony Blair
July 26, 2016Report on the UK's role in ginning up the Iraq war is damning, but doesn't go far enough in condemning the killing of Iraqi civilians.
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U.S.
Trump and the GOP’s foreign policy: A worldwide danger
July 25, 2016In his acceptance speech, given in Cleveland last week, Trump served up his usual stew of pompous and belligerent nationalist statements.
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World
Another tragic anniversary this week: July 20, 1944 in Germany
July 21, 2016This date marked an attempt to kill Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Third Reich. That too should be remembered.
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