Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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Iranian gesture causes cautious optimism
September 23, 2013Iran's new President, Hassan Rouhani, has initiated a possibly constructive dialogue with President Obama.
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Teachers in crosshairs on Mexico’s 203rd birthday
September 19, 2013As Mexico celebrated its 203rd independence day this past weekend, teachers found themselves in the crosshairs of reactionary politicians.
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Court orders gov’t to show info on secret funding of anti-Cuban 5 press
September 18, 2013The U.S. State Department must respond to a Freedom of Information Request asking for info on the under the table payment of Miami area journalists covering the Cuban 5 trial.
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Will the left return to power in Honduras?
September 16, 2013Amid declining living standards and a terrible security situation, Hondurans go to the polls on Nov. 24 to elect a new president, national legislature, and local officials.
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Forty years after fascist coup, Chile may elect socialist, again
September 11, 2013Forty years ago today Chilean President Salvador Allende was overthrown in a U.S.-abetted coup because he was a socialist; in two months Chileans may elect Michelle Bachelet, another socialist.
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Immigration reform fight continues amid Syria debate
September 10, 2013The question now is whether the Syria situation and the threat of a new partisan war over the debt ceiling will derail immigration reform efforts.
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Should U.S. scorn Security Council over Syria?
September 9, 2013The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, is reportedly giving up on the UN Security Council, because it likely will not approve armed action against Syria in the wake of the August 21...
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“Humanitarian intervention” in Syria is a hoax
September 4, 2013The language the administration is using to argue for an attack on Syria is morally bankrupt power politics, not humanitarianism, and would violate international law.
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