Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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World
Honduras pre-election violence spikes; Berta Cáceres files disappear
October 6, 2016The theft of the files raises fears that the death squads could return.
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News
Trump would reverse Obama’s opening to Cuba
September 20, 2016This new stance on Cuba appears to reverse an earlier, vaguely stated position that he was "fine" with ending the U.S. economic blockade of Cuba.
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News
International opposition to Trans-Pacific Partnership grows
September 16, 2016Remember NAFTA? The TPP promises to be more of the same - on a larger scale; that's why workers in many countries are pushing for a no vote on the pact.
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News
Brazilian Congress ousts chief plotter of legislative coup against Rousseff
September 16, 2016But Cunha is also threatening to bring down a large number of his colleagues, including former allies.
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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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