W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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News
UN report slams U.S. economic sanctions against Venezuela
February 19, 2021PW correspondent W.T. Whitney examines a just-released UN report on the dire economic situation in Venezuela caused, at least in part, by U.S. sanctions.
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Unsubstantiated ‘sonic attack’ allegations still hobble U.S.-Cuba relations
February 17, 2021While the embassy stand-off persists, planning for normal relations by the new Biden administration is hobbled.
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World
Kerala Communists involve youth and women in carrying out their mission
February 5, 2021Kerala has a population size similar to California but a per capita annual income of $300.
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World
Cuba develops COVID-19 vaccines, takes socialist approach
February 4, 2021Fighting a pandemic in Cuba, one realizes, is no casual matter. Nor is the health of Cuba’s people.
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In parting blow, Trump administration hits Cuba with ‘terrorism’ declaration
January 13, 2021Sen. Bernie Sanders highlighted the irony of a nation recently the victim of domestic terrorism now turning around and accusing Cuba of terrorist leanings.
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Culture
New book: Indonesia was model for anti-communist massacres, U.S. complicity
January 7, 2021In many places, to whisper “Jakarta” or scrawl the word on public surfaces served as a warning to activists.
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World
U.S. extradition plot targets peace in Colombia
December 1, 2020Peace agreement in grave danger of collapsing.
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Cuban report says U.S. blockade still causing immense economic loss
November 4, 2020In recommending a blockade, Lester D. Mallory sought “a line of action which makes the greatest inroads in denying money and supplies to Cuba, to decrease monetary and real wages, to bring about hunger, desperation, and...
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