W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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World
Chile voted against fascism; left strives for Allende’s wish of a ‘people’s constitution’
November 2, 2020“We began to dig the grave of the Pinochet-era constitution and the market economy,” one report said.
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World
Cuba’s triple troubles: Pandemic, blockade, and economic crisis
October 26, 202060 years of the U.S. economic blockade made worse by COVID- 19 means Cuba’s already shaky economy is deteriorating.
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World
Socialists win big in Bolivia; Morales expected to return from exile
October 19, 2020From Buenos Aires, where he lives in exile, former President Morales proclaimed, “We have recovered democracy.”
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World
Poverty, racism, and inequality merge with COVID-19 to create ‘syndemic’
October 14, 2020For the world's poorest billion people today, non-communicable diseases account for more than one-third of their disease burden. COVID-19 is another layer added to it.
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World
Colombia-U.S. Axis: Hitting at Venezuela
September 25, 2020Masses of working people in Venezuela are mobilized and anti-imperialist. They are why their government survives. It would survive easier with a kindred movement in Colombia. A U.S. version would be icing on the cake.
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Books
New book explores and praises Cuban health care for the people
September 14, 2020Don Fitz’s book brings together information on Cuba’s Revolution and Cuba’s brand of health care; it communicates a vision of progressive social change. Clearly written and easily read, it deserves a wide audience.
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U.S.
Under capitalism Black lives are adrift and vulnerable
August 28, 2020It’s true. Too often, in too many circumstances, for too long, the lives of Black people in the United States don’t matter.
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World
‘We Charge Genocide’—Forerunner at UN of Black Lives Matter
July 30, 2020The police killing of George Floyd on May 25 provoked demonstrations worldwide.
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