Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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Opinion
Cuba solidarity movement calls for intensive Congressional lobbying while Obama is in Cuba
March 22, 2016President Obama has called for the elimination of the economic blockade of Cuba, but to completely eliminate the blockade will require congressional action.
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U.S.
Studies reveal importance of Latino vote in 2016
March 17, 2016More people are realizing that the priority for November has to be not merely stopping Trump, but stopping the Republican candidate whoever he may be.
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World
Berta Cáceres, Indigenous environmental leader, murdered in Honduras
March 8, 2016At least two men in ski masks fractured her arm and leg, and then shot her at least eight times, killing her.
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U.S.
Shifting U.S. immigration policy helps some families, but it’s not enough
March 7, 2016Efforts to bring some sanity and humanity into U.S. immigration policy are stalled in Congress and the courts.
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World
Jamaica government ousted in election; Austerity policies blamed
March 2, 2016Jamaica has been experiencing economic decline, sky-high unemployment, and a seemingly intractable crime rate for years.
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World
New trade agreements: Potential for great harm or transnational unity
February 22, 2016On February 4, the United States and 11 other countries in the "Pacific Rim" signed the controversial Transpacific Partnership.
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World
Haiti: President Martelly steps down, interim government formed
February 10, 2016Finally responding to angry protests, Haitian President Michel Martelly, the son of a Shell Oil executive, stepped down on Sunday.
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U.S.
TPP approved, but a legislative fight looms in the U.S.
February 5, 2016In the United States, there is going to be a fight about this, in the context of national elections.
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