Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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Politics
Virginia primary sets stage for confrontations in November
June 14, 2018The question now is whether, in the November federal midterm election, the Democratic voter turnout will work the same charm it did with the state elections last year.
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U.S.
GOP a vehicle for far right in Virginia elections
June 4, 2018There's a chance to flip some GOP seats in Virginia, but turnout will be key. Will it be high enough to overcome the inevitable vote suppression effort in Republican-run areas?
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Politics
To understand the immigration crisis, follow events in Central America
May 31, 201819-year-old Claudia Gómez was shot dead by the U.S. Border Patrol. This is the direction U.S. immigration policy has taken under Donald Trump.
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World
Maduro re-elected president of Venezuela by wide margin
May 21, 2018Scoring a landslide victory, the Bolivarian Revolution of the late Hugo Chávez carries on.
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World
Right-wing hypocrisy on display as Venezuela elections approach
May 17, 2018On Sunday, May 20, Venezuela will hold a general election, with or without the permission of the United States and its allies.
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U.S.
Official Trump policy: Take refugee kids away from parents
May 11, 2018There have been at least 700 cases of migrant families forcibly separated since late last year.
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U.S.
Trump ends TPS for Hondurans; stokes racist frenzy over “caravan”
May 7, 2018Stoking voters’ fears about invasions by dark-skinned foreigners is part of the right wings’ bag of tricks in this election year.
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News
Tyrant Rios Montt dies, but his ghost still haunts Guatemala
April 25, 2018An exorcism is needed in Guatemala. Given our own government's backing of the country's murderous dictators, we have a responsibility to join with the Guatemalan people to get it done.
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