Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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Trump and the GOP’s foreign policy: A worldwide danger
July 25, 2016In his acceptance speech, given in Cleveland last week, Trump served up his usual stew of pompous and belligerent nationalist statements.
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Another tragic anniversary this week: July 20, 1944 in Germany
July 21, 2016This date marked an attempt to kill Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Third Reich. That too should be remembered.
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Tragic anniversaries with lessons for today
July 20, 2016We in the United States should learn from the Spanish Civil War and the Franco dictatorship.
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Mike Pence is no friend of immigrant workers
July 18, 2016Trump, after mulling over his gruesome list of possible running mates, has settled on Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.
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Bolivarian Venezuela besieged
July 12, 2016For over a year, the left-wing Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro has been battling for its life. But it and its "Bolivarian" support base are not giving up.
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European Union goes after Portugal, Spain on austerity
July 11, 2016Austerity creates suffering for the people as well as shrinking rather than growing their countries' economies.
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Australia elections: Right-wing Coalition holds onto power
July 11, 2016Turnbull's Coalition only secured 42 percent of the popular vote and Labor 35 percent. An unprecedented 23 percent of voters rejected both major parties.
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After Berta Cáceres, another Honduran Indigenous environmental activist murdered
July 11, 2016Lesbia Yaneth Urquía protested against mining companies building dams to provide water for their destructive activities.
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