Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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World
Urgent need to change U.S. Colombia policy
November 19, 2009President Alvaro Uribe leads a government strong on military repression serving big bankers, mega landowners, multi-national corporations, and elite families.
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Labor
AFL-CIO head denounces Honduras elections
November 18, 2009AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has weighed in on the planned November 29 elections in Honduras, with an open letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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World
Honduran election sham
November 15, 2009The de facto Honduran government of Roberto Micheletti, installed by a coup d'état which overthrew President Manuel Zelaya on June 28, appears to be resorting to some very strange electoral tactics.
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Opinion
Celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall
November 10, 2009This week, we are informed, the world is celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
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World
Honduran accord teeters on the brink of disaster
November 7, 2009The latest news out of Honduras is very alarming.
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World
Honduras takes a step forward
November 2, 2009The announcement last week of an agreement to end the four month political stalemate in Honduras has been hailed by many and shows some promise.
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World
UN General Assembly denounces U.S. blockade of Cuba
October 30, 2009For the 18th consecutive year, the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted to condemn the economic blockade that the United States has maintained against socialist Cuba.
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Labor
Labor hits union busting by immigration agency
October 29, 2009An important report by the AFL-CIO, American Rights at Work and the National Employment Law Project paints a shocking picture of how, under the Bush administration, ICE, (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) ran roughshod over the rights...
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