Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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UN panel exonerates Guatemalan president in bizarre murder-suicide
January 14, 2010On Jan. 12, there was a bizarre twist in the investigation by a special UN panel of the death of a right-wing attorney last year. According to the UN sponsored International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala,...
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Resistance goes on as Honduras approaches turnover
January 13, 2010On January 27, the de facto executive of Honduras, Roberto Micheletti of the Liberal Party, will turn over power to the National Party's Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo.
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Survey shows continued support for immigration reform
January 13, 2010If all goes as planned, Congress will try once more to deal with comprehensive immigration reform in February and March of this year.
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Earthquake devastates already hard-hit Haiti
January 13, 2010The largest earthquake in 200 years hit the impoverished Caribbean nation of Haiti on yesterday afternoon.
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Mexico at 200 faces growing economic despair
January 11, 2010September 16, 2010 is the 200th anniversary of Mexico's declaration of independence. But so far, any inclination to celebrate is being overshadowed by vast economic and social problems.
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Banana wars and the fraud of “free” trade
January 6, 2010The announcement in December of a deal to end the so called "Banana Wars" is not unqualified good news. Instead, it should instruct us as to the nature of so called "free" trade.
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Mexico City approves gay marriage
December 24, 2009By a vote of 31 to 24 with nine abstentions, the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District, the jurisdiction to which Mexico City belongs, has passed legislation authorizing gay marriage.
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Gutierrez, Ortiz introduce progressive immigration reform bill
December 17, 2009On Tuesday December 15, Reps. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., and Solomon Ortiz, D-Tex., announced a new comprehensive immigration reform bill in the House of Representatives.
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