Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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Berta Cáceres, Indigenous environmental leader, murdered in Honduras
March 8, 2016At least two men in ski masks fractured her arm and leg, and then shot her at least eight times, killing her.
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Shifting U.S. immigration policy helps some families, but it’s not enough
March 7, 2016Efforts to bring some sanity and humanity into U.S. immigration policy are stalled in Congress and the courts.
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Jamaica government ousted in election; Austerity policies blamed
March 2, 2016Jamaica has been experiencing economic decline, sky-high unemployment, and a seemingly intractable crime rate for years.
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New trade agreements: Potential for great harm or transnational unity
February 22, 2016On February 4, the United States and 11 other countries in the "Pacific Rim" signed the controversial Transpacific Partnership.
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Haiti: President Martelly steps down, interim government formed
February 10, 2016Finally responding to angry protests, Haitian President Michel Martelly, the son of a Shell Oil executive, stepped down on Sunday.
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TPP approved, but a legislative fight looms in the U.S.
February 5, 2016In the United States, there is going to be a fight about this, in the context of national elections.
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Immigration battle heats up in context of the elections
February 5, 2016There is no immediate possibility of getting a humane immigration reform bill through the Republican-controlled Congress.
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Left government possible in Spain, but social democrats divided
February 4, 2016After weeks of political wrangling saw no party win a majority, an arrangement to install a social democratic-led government now appears possible.
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