Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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World
Brazil protests: some background
June 24, 2013All last week, major Brazilian cities were the sites of massive youth protests.
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Mali agreement signed but root problems remain
June 20, 2013On June 18, the interim government of Mali and the Tuareg separatists of the National Movement of Azawad signed a tentative peace deal.
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Immigration: The multiple dangers of the “SAFE” Act
June 19, 2013The SAFE Act has harsh features including criminalizing, at the misdemeanor level, the mere act of being in the country without authorization.
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GOP votes to prevent “dreamers” from getting a break
June 18, 2013On June 13, the House of Representatives voted on a mostly partisan line to prevent the Obama administration from giving undocumented immigrants brought here as children a break.
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Cuba, Vietnam among 38 countries that reduced hunger
June 18, 2013The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization announced that a total of 38 countries worldwide have already met all or part of the "Millennium Goals" for the reduction of hunger, malnutrition and poverty.
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Audit OKs Venezuela election, U.S. response to be seen
June 13, 2013An audit by the Venezuelan election council found no major discrepancies in the April 14 presidential election.
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International labor pushes to free the Cuban Five
June 11, 2013Major unions in Canada, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean are organizing projects to educate their members and the public on the "Cuban Five."
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Why undocumented immigrants keep coming
June 3, 2013On the night of May 1, 2013, a criminal gang attacked a group of impoverished Central American migrants, who were riding on the top of a freight train passing through Cosoalacaque, in Veracruz, Mexico.
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