W. T. Whitney, Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney, Jr.
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Opinion
Give Guantanamo back to Cuba
September 14, 2016For over 100 years, the U.S. has occupied 45 square miles of land and water in Guantanamo province in eastern Cuba. It's time to give it back.
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News
IRS bullies Pastors for Peace, Cuba solidarity activists – petition
September 2, 2016The IRS appears to be targeting the faith-based group, which has for decades sent caravans of goods to Cuba as an act of civil disobedience.
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News
Peace agreement in Colombia ends brutal, decades-long war
August 26, 2016The agreement signed August 24 represents final approval of preliminary agreements reached by the FARC and the Colombian government.
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Opinion
Fidel Castro, leader of Cuban revolution, turns 90
August 11, 2016Fidel Castro exemplifies the idea of revolution and is a model for how to lead one. He is the preeminent symbol for revolutionary action.
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World
July 26 on the mind, in Cuba and everywhere
July 27, 2016Revolutionaries went on to defeat the U. S. supported dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. In doing so, they launched the Cuban project of building a socialist society.
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World
Venezuela in crisis, U.S. intervenes
July 14, 2016Venezuela's people are suffering the consequences of a parasitic elite, and their economy's over-reliance on oil extraction.
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World
Cuba, the unifier, promotes peace in Colombia
June 30, 2016When FARC and the Colombian government began negotiations in 2012 to end 52 years of war, the two sides looked to Cuba.
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World
New, but partial, peace agreement signals war’s end in Colombia
June 27, 2016Questions remain about whether the state will follow through on its commitments.
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