W. T. Whitney, Jr.

W.T. Whitney, Jr., is a political journalist whose focus is on Latin America, health care, and anti-racism. A Cuba solidarity activist, he formerly worked as a pediatrician and lives in rural Maine.

LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney, Jr.

World

No peace yet in Colombia despite war’s end
December 5, 2016 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.
The war between FARC and the government is over, but peace remains elusive.
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Opinion

U.S. election exposes working class alienation and division
November 29, 2016 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.
The Democratic Party’s resort to identity politics left working people to their own devices. This year, some of them discovered Donald Trump.
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World

In historic U.N. vote, U.S. abstains on Cuba
October 27, 2016 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.
Activists in the “belly of the beast” – the U.S. -- were reminded of their outsized role in the worldwide battle for justice, once and for all, for Cuba.
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Environment

Dying for democracy in Honduras
October 24, 2016 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.
War in Honduras pits the powerful few against the many.
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World

Cuba’s report on U.S. blockade speaks for justice
October 14, 2016 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.
The U. S. blockade has existed for 54 years. Yet its end remains a dream.
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U.S.

U.S. intervention in Cuba continues via “civil society” groups
October 7, 2016 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.
For the United States, old interventionist habits die hard.
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U.S.

High death rates of mothers in childbirth
October 3, 2016 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.
"Motherhood and apple pie" used to be sacrosanct, according to the old adage. Now motherhood is in trouble.
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News

U.S. project of regime change in Cuba is still on
September 22, 2016 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.
U.S. intervention masked as "democracy promotion" violates any pretense of normal U.S.-Cuban relations.
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