Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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Haiti cholera crisis provokes street protests
November 19, 2010The cholera epidemic in Haiti has now spread to the capital, Port au Prince, and has killed over 1,000 people while sickening up to 19,000.
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Communist youth leader murdered in Ecuador
November 11, 2010Edwing Perez, secretary general of the Ecuadorian Communist Youth organization, died Nov. 10 from complications resulting from a vicious right-wing assault.
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What the election bodes for immigration reform
November 9, 2010The elections were a blow against comprehensive immigration reform.
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Former guerrilla becomes Brazil’s first woman president
November 1, 2010Dilma Rousseff, a former fighter against Brazil's U.S. supported military dictatorship, won a runoff election on Sunday October 31 and will become the first woman president in the huge South American nation's history.
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Former president of Argentina Nestor Kirchner dies
October 28, 2010The sudden death of Nestor Kirchner, the Secretary General of UNASUR, former president of Argentina and husband of the current president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, has saddened and shaken Latin America.
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Mexican union leader jailed in Puebla
October 28, 2010An official of the Mexican Electricians Union was thrown in jail after delivering a petition to the Puebla state government for public control of electrical utilities.
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Supporting immigrants’ rights is not political suicide
October 27, 2010The Republican Party is spouting vile hatred for immigrants, especially those who have dark skins but don't have papers.
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U.S. lawmakers call for halt to Honduras military aid
October 25, 2010Thirty members of the United States House of Representatives have sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton asking her to cut off U.S. aid to the armed forces and police in Honduras, until...
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