W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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World
Upcoming elections to test Bolivia’s socialist government
October 10, 2019It seems ultimately that the upcoming elections represent a testing of the staying power of this socialist government.
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World
For 28th consecutive year, Cuba prepares to indict U.S. blockade at United Nations
September 25, 2019The sequence of a Cuban report, a vote at the U.N., and a few news reports is repetitive enough to be dismissed as routine business. But there’s nothing commonplace about the U.S. blockade.
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World
Cuban reform: Overcoming the separation of economics and politics
September 18, 2019The term “economism” has been used since Lenin’s time to characterize a situation of political prerogatives losing out to economic ones and of the resulting trouble for the working class. Cuba's reform process faces the same...
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World
Colombian peace agreement failing, some rebels return to armed struggle
September 3, 2019The strategic objective of the newly re-armed FARC insurgents is “peace in Colombia with social justice, democracy, sovereignty, and honor.”
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Books
Prison classroom reflects white supremacy in new memoir
August 30, 2019The New Plantation: Lessons from Rikers Island: The title comes from Trask’s first day on the job.
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World
Mystery illnesses and a side-lined U.S. embassy spell trouble for Cuba
July 31, 2019Trump administration campaign underway to exploit illnesses of American diplomats to destroy improved relations begun in the Obama years.
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News
Cuba celebrates the rebellion that triggered a revolution
July 26, 2019At his trial, a young lawyer by the name of Fidel Castro said: "History will absolve me!"
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World
Cuba and its new generation of leaders respond to U.S. provocations
July 17, 201960 years of sanctions, threats, and aggression of all kinds have only stiffened resistance among Cuban leaders.
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