Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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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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News
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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World
Tragic anniversaries with lessons for today
July 20, 2016We in the United States should learn from the Spanish Civil War and the Franco dictatorship.
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U.S.
Mike Pence is no friend of immigrant workers
July 18, 2016Trump, after mulling over his gruesome list of possible running mates, has settled on Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.
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