Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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World
Greek government “waterboarded” into submitting to German demands
July 17, 2015Greek banks are on the point of running out of money and all aspects of the economy are in dire straits; Greece will not even be able to import food.
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Greece on the brink as default passes
July 1, 2015Since 2010, Greece has accepted harsh austerity requirements imposed by the Troika, in exchange for further loans to keep the government and economy afloat.
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Ecuador proposes moderate tax increase on rich, right wing runs amok
June 16, 2015In most Latin American countries, including those with relatively progressive governments, huge wealth disparities are an obstacle to the pursuit of social justice and greater democracy.
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U.S.
Suit alleges U.S. violates rights of immigrant detainees
June 15, 2015Immigrants cannot be "punished," except by a court via due process of law.
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Massive anti-austerity march as Portugal prepares for national elections
June 8, 2015The red hammer-and-sickle banners of the Portuguese Communist Party and the green flags of the Green Ecological Party filled the streets of Lisbon.
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Venezuela: two in custody in murder of Bolivarian legislator
June 5, 2015Last year, Robert Serra was murdered in his apartment in Caracas, along with Maria Herrera, his companion and political helper.
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TPP’s evil twin advances in European Parliament
June 4, 2015The legislative arm of the European Union approved a position statement backing, with modifications, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
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U.S.
Partisan ruling by Appeals Court blocks Obama immigration program
June 1, 2015Immigrants' rights activists and their supporters, more organized and united than ever, vow not to be intimidated and to fight on.
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