W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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Politics
Seeking relief from oppression, Peruvians resist Castillo removal…and wait
December 28, 2022After harassing him for months, Peru’s right-wing Congress recently ordered President Pedro Castillo’s removal from office. The authorities arrested him, and now he is in prison.
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Politics
Mexico’s Left takes to the streets, celebrates achievements
November 29, 2022Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his Morena Party administration organized a march and then a rally in the Zócalo plaza in Mexico City to demonstrate the Mexican people’s support for what AMLO calls Mexico’s...
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News
Bolivia’s socialist government confronts separatist, racist uprising
November 10, 2022Recent Bolivian history suggests another coup may be in the offing.
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World
World condemns U.S. blockade, again, as crisis builds in Cuba
November 4, 2022Cuban president issues ominous warning on corruption.
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News
The Cuban Adjustment Act still privileges Cuban migrants to the U.S. but hurts Cuba
October 18, 2022Many U.S. progressives and liberals also tend to mention little about U.S-Cuban affairs—immigration is one aspect so ignored.
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World
U.S. eyes military intervention in Haiti, again
October 12, 2022U.S. intrusions have trashed Haiti’s national sovereignty, and, with an assist from Haiti’s elite, deprive ordinary people of control of their lives.
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U.S.
Press coverage of declining U.S. life expectancy evades the truth about class
September 28, 2022COVID and racism combine to drag down the number of years Americans live, but what about economic class?
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World
Cubans approve Family Code authorizing same-sex marriage, LGBTQ adoption rights
September 27, 2022Love, affection, solidarity, and responsibility are codified as the key family values in socialist Cuba.
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