Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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World
Ex-Guatemalan dictator found guilty of genocide
May 13, 2013A three-judge panel headed by Judge Jazmin Barrios sentenced him to 80 years in prison.
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Opinion
Fascism defeated 68 years ago; will it return?
May 10, 2013On May 8 and 9, 1945, the world celebrated the end of the Second World War. Since then, Victory in Europe Day has been celebrated by scores of countries.
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Opinion
New attack on Assata Shakur provokes ire
May 7, 2013Anti-communism and a failed Cuba policy are among the factors behind placing Assata Shakur on the FBI Most Wanted list.
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U.S.
Amidst hunger strike, pressure rises to close Guantanamo prison
May 3, 2013A hunger strike by at least 100 prisoners at Guantanamo, now in its fourth month, continues, has upped the pressure on the president and Congress to close the prison.
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Opinion
The future of immigration reform
May 2, 2013If people can't come across the Southern border, they will come down through Canada or as increasingly the case, by sea, to the Gulf or West coasts of the U.S.
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World
Rightist wins Paraguay presidency, Left advances in Congress
April 24, 2013Paraguayans are now wondering what kind of president Horacio Cartes will turn out to be.
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U.S.
Senate immigration bill: big advances, real dangers
April 23, 2013Numerous groups are working out their point-by-point analyses of the Senate bill, which is more than 800 pages long.
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World
Right-wing push to destabilize Venezuela after close election
April 16, 2013Violence, instigated by the right wing opposition, has broken out in Venezuela after leftist candidate Nicolas Maduro narrowly won the special election necessitated by the death of Hugo Chavez.
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