W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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News
COVID-19: In the U.S., science is being twisted and suppressed
April 27, 2020One lesson learned is that science must exist for the benefit of all people and not be left to the mercies of the rich and powerful.
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World
As pandemic rages, U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba are getting deadlier
April 16, 2020The withholding of ventilators recalls other episodes of terrorism inflicted on the Caribbean island.
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World
Despite pandemic, U.S. government threatens intervention in Venezuela
April 3, 2020The climax came on April 1, when Trump announced that U.S. naval vessels, some carrying helicopters and ground troops, were heading for Venezuela.
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Opinion
Cuba, Venezuela, Iran: U.S. imperialism wants to let them die
April 1, 2020U.S. decision-making on the epidemic reveals an easy tolerance of people dying in the one case and foreknowledge of that outcome in the other.
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Opinion
Fighting COVID-19 in Cuba, China, and the United States
March 20, 2020What kinds of tools do governments have at their disposal to protect lives and health?
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World
Resisting U.S. blockade, Cuba embraces change, builds socialism
March 9, 2020Like the sun, the U.S. blockade of Cuba will not disappear soon. Unlike the sun, the blockade has receded from public attention in the United States.
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Environment
Like capitalism’s previous calamities, climate change hits the poorest worst
February 26, 2020Politics is the enabler of capitalism, and capitalism’s victims must return to politics.
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World
Uprising in Chile is legacy of dashed hopes and bitter defeat
January 29, 2020The people are in the streets demanding a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution. One of the few political parties backing them? The Communists.
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