Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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International opposition to Trans-Pacific Partnership grows
September 16, 2016Remember NAFTA? The TPP promises to be more of the same - on a larger scale; that's why workers in many countries are pushing for a no vote on the pact.
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Brazilian Congress ousts chief plotter of legislative coup against Rousseff
September 16, 2016But Cunha is also threatening to bring down a large number of his colleagues, including former allies.
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Argentine workers march against government’s neoliberal economic policies
September 12, 2016This demonstration may presage a movement toward unity on the part of the country's traditionally split labor movement.
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Brazilian Senate ousts President Dilma Rousseff
September 1, 2016By a 61-20 vote in the Brazilian Senate, Dilma is out, but the struggle to overcome the Right's stranglehold on the country continues.
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Brazil’s coup government aims to complete Rousseff’s removal, targets environmental regulations
August 29, 2016What will the implications be for Brazilian society if the right wing triumphs?
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Supreme Court and other judgeships at stake in November elections
August 23, 2016To stop a conservative takeover on the bench, voters will need to mobilize in massive numbers to turn Trump away from the White House.
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Brazil’s interim health minister is bad for the people’s health
August 18, 2016Brazil's coup government's health minister, Ricardo Barros, says Brazil's people "imagine" they are sick; now he and Temer want to dismantle the public healthcare.
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British Iraq War report is damning for former PM Tony Blair
July 26, 2016Report on the UK's role in ginning up the Iraq war is damning, but doesn't go far enough in condemning the killing of Iraqi civilians.
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