Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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World
Mexican electrical workers score victory after Independence Day standoff
September 19, 2011The Mexican Electrical Workers' Union scored a victory last week when the government agreed to recognize its leadership and release frozen union funds.
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Labor
After elections, Guatemala turns right
September 16, 2011Guatemala held presidential and parliamentary elections Sept. 12 and, as expected, the far right was the biggest winner.
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World
African immigrants targeted in Libya end game
September 12, 2011Reports have surfaced about Libya rebel forces targeting dark skinned people for violent repression including rape and murder.
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World
Justice Department cites abuses by police in Puerto Rico
September 12, 2011A new U.S. Department of Justice report sharply criticizes the Puerto Rican Police Department for brutality, racism, corruption and violations of constitutional rights.
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Labor
Secretary of Labor Solis signs migrant workers rights agreements with Latin American countries
September 5, 2011U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis signed agreements with three more Latin American countries (for a total of six) on the protection of certain rights of migrant workers. The right wing is, predictably, yelling "betrayal".
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World
Slovak government on anti-communist rampage
September 1, 2011New legislation could end up sending members of the country's Communist Party and other leftists to prison for up to three years because of their beliefs and speech.
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World
Cuba denounces inclusion in State Department “sponsors of terrorism” list
August 24, 2011Once again, the U.S. Department of State has included Cuba, along with Sudan, Syria and Iran, in its list of "State Sponsors of Terrorism."
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Opinion
Libya: NATO sets dangerous precedent
August 24, 2011Rebel troops have broken through to Tripoli, the Libyan capital. The NATO intervention has been decisive, and that should trouble us.
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