Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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GOP blocks immigration reform
December 3, 2013As the year 2013 draws to an end, the fight for immigrants' rights, and especially for the legalization of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants believed to be in the United States, continues.
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Where is U.S. Cuba policy going?
December 2, 2013Speaking to a recent event organized by the anti-Castro Cuban-American Foundation in Miami on Nov. 9, President Obama got the attention of both supporters and opponents of U.S. Cuba policy
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El Salvador prepares for elections: Will the U.S. intervene?
November 25, 2013On February 2, there will be a presidential election in El Salvador, to replace outgoing left-center President Mauricio Funes.
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Kerry declares end of Monroe Doctrine: Is it for real?
November 22, 2013Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, the Monroe Doctrine is hated as an oppressive mechanism whereby the U.S. claims the unilateral right to limit the national sovereignty of area nations.
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Sudan Communists call for push against Al Bashir
November 22, 2013Grassroots protests against the despotic regime of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al Bashir continue, and the government is feeling its hold slipping.
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Chile: Left surges in elections
November 19, 2013Chileans voted November 17 for president, both houses of Congress and some local offices. To nobody's surprise, the left "New Majority" coalition and the Socialist and Communist parties made significant advances.
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New Trans Pacific trade partnership stirs worries
November 14, 2013The New York Times reported serious worry in the U.S. Congress about the Trans Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement.
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Madagascar to hold runoff election in December
November 12, 2013Madagascar today is one of the richest nations in the region, and one of the poorest. It has vast natural resources (gold, nickel, cobalt, petroleum), but 92 percent of its people live on $2.00 per day...
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