Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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World
UN group condemns discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
September 29, 2014The text condemns violence and discrimination based on gender identity and welcomes advances in the protection of those rights.
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U.S.
Virginia congressional race focuses on women’s issues
September 22, 2014So in this year's November 4 midterms, the question is once more whether the Democrats can turn out enough voters.
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Amid Haiti election dispute, ex-President Aristide under house arrest
September 19, 2014There is a great degree of suspiciousness about how announced legislative elections for October 26 will be carried out.
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Cuban 5 labor event draws standing room only crowd
September 17, 2014The growing interest in international solidarity by organized labor in the U.S. was on full display Sept. 13, at the national headquarters of the SEIU.
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Argentina, UN approve a radical move on the “vulture capitalists”
September 17, 2014The actions came as a sequel to a long running controversy over the efforts of U.S. hedge funds to make a large profit at the expense of the Argentine people.
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U.S.
President’s delay on immigration action allows crisis to deepen
September 9, 2014Despite his anger, U.S. Rep Luis Gutiérrez (D, Il.) said people should not allow their disgust regarding inaction on immigration reform to keep them from voting in November.
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World
Activists eye anniversary of the arrest of the Cuban Five
September 8, 2014Organizations and activists who have been fighting for freedom for the Cuban Five will descend on Washington D.C. during the week starting Sept. 11, for a series of political actions.
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Ukraine crisis the focus of NATO summit this week
September 3, 2014A combination of regular Ukrainian military supplemented by private militias organized by right wing political groups had been bombarding the cities of Luhansk and Donetsk.
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