Emile Schepers
Emile Schepers is a veteran civil and immigrant rights activist. Emile Schepers was born in South Africa and has a doctorate in cultural anthropology from Northwestern University. He has worked as a researcher and activist in urban, working-class communities in Chicago since 1966. He is active in the struggle for immigrant rights, in solidarity with the Cuban Revolution and a number of other issues. He now writes from Northern Virginia.
Red baiting, union busting, colonialism at center of CP’s activity
Combatting red baiting in Italy, union busing in Australia, and colonialism in Palestine are among the issues addressed in this week's International Notes.
Communist parties weigh in on women’s rights, referendums and self-determination
Democratic referendums, women's rights and anti-corruption measures and more in this week's International Notes.
The immigration struggle reaches a crisis point
Trump is governing the way he campaigned: by making immigrants the brunt of his racist appeals.
Communists on the front lines
Indian communists protest journalist's murder, Catalan reds support referedum, CP of Peru accesses teacher's strike and more in this week's International Notes.
Communists combat waves of repression
ISIS massacre in Syria, genocide in Myanmar, white washing history in Ukraine: all of this and more in this week's International Notes.