W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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World
Special U.S. entry rules for Cubans violate normalization goals
April 12, 2017The U.S. government has long applied contradictory regulations to Cubans wanting to enter the United States. Despite the “normalization” of diplomatic relations, that hasn’t changed.
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News
United States and OAS up the ante in Venezuela’s political crisis
April 5, 2017The latest crisis is reminiscent of other coups in the region. U.S. agents befriend business, bankers, legislators, youth groups, and soldiers. Money flows. The media falls in line.
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Opinion
Congress needs pressure from working people to end Cuba blockade
March 29, 2017A distracted public remains unmoved by forthright, sustained protest against U.S. policies toward Cuba precisely because such protest simply doesn’t exist.
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World
Cuba offers medical training to Colombians affected by civil war
March 24, 2017The Cuban government will offer 200 tuition-free medical school scholarships for students in Colombia who will serve those affected by decades of civil war in that country.
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World
Colonialism bears bitter fruit in Puerto Rico
March 20, 2017The U.S. government board controlling Puerto Rican finances has approved a plan that extracts $800 million per year from the island in interest payments and orders pension reductions and layoffs.
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Environment
Murdered one year ago, Berta Cáceres defended environment and indigenous rights
March 8, 2017A death squad assassinated Berta Cáceres. It’s now clear that state agents killed her and that the U.S. helped out indirectly.
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News
Colombian coal mine expansion imposes suffering on rural indigenous
March 6, 2017The peace agreement signed between the Colombian government and FARC rebels does nothing to stop the invasion of the Wayúu indigenous people’s land by international coal companies.
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U.S.
Why the U.S. economic blockade against Cuba continues
January 27, 2017Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson has indicated he will advise President Trump to veto legislation ending the U. S. economic blockade against Cuba.
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