Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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World
Future still far from rosy as Greek leader gets his vote of confidence
June 24, 2011The only thing that is certain is that Greek workers will take a hit and there will be intensified class struggle in the months to come.
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Kurds gain in Turkish elections
June 14, 2011Turkey's ruling party sought a third term in elections Sunday, aiming to build on economic and diplomatic advances in recent years as well as introduce a new constitution it says will make the country more democratic.
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Peru’s left candidate Humala wins presidency by a nose
June 7, 2011Left-wing candidate Ollanta Humala of the "Gana Peru" coalition won by a nose over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of disgraced strongman Alberto Fujimori.
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Socialists punished in Portuguese parliamentary elections
June 6, 2011The ruling Socialist Party was severely punished in Portugal's parliamentary elections on June 5.
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Greece: A nation with its back to the wall?
May 31, 2011For Greece to thumb its nose at the international elites and win would set a precedent for many other nations.
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Police riot in Barcelona
May 31, 2011Friday's bloody police action against demonstration in Barcelona's beautiful Plaza Catalunya has led to calls for the resignation of the center-right government of Catalonia.
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Right and left gain in Spain elections
May 25, 2011On Election Day, the governing socialists took a drubbing, losing to the People's Party and its right-wing allies in all provincial governments and most local ones.
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn scandal has international repercussions
May 23, 2011The case of Dominique Strauss-Kahn is widely seen as another case of powerful and wealthy men thinking they have the right to sexually exploit women in subordinate positions.
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