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.

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Congressional backing of Venezuela protests raises tough questions
March 12, 2014 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
With violent anti-government protests continuing since early February, the idea of Venezuelans "protesting peacefully" reflects media bias.
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Big questions emerge over congressional backing for Venezuelan protests
March 10, 2014 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
The idea of Venezuelans "protesting peacefully" reflects media bias. As protests mounted , police didn't intervene until gov. officers were attacked or burned.
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“Giant” Fernando Gonzalez, Cuban Five prisoner, is home
March 3, 2014 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
At the airport, Gonzalez' wife Rosa Aurora, mother Magali Llort, and two sisters were the first to greet him. Cuban Five prisoner Rene Gonzalez, in Cuba since 2013, was also there.
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Powerful interests mobilize to end U.S. anti-Cuban blockade
February 19, 2014 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
The U.S. economic blockade of Cuba, cruel and reviled across the globe, has persisted for as long as the period between the U.S. Civil War and World War I.
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Venezuela’s Bolivarian government defends against rightist violence
February 18, 2014 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government is facing its biggest challenge since his electoral victory on April 14, 2013 - still unrecognized by the U.S. government.
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CELAC summit in Cuba reflects region’s altered power dynamics
February 6, 2014 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
The 33 heads of states on hand represented all Western Hemisphere nations south of the Rio Grande River, the region Marti called "Our America."
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Political jailings, killings mount in Colombia
January 15, 2014 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
Already assassins had killed activist rapper Gerson Martínez, community leader Giovanny Leiton, Leiton's life partner, and unionist Ever Luis Marin Rolong.
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Agrarian-based oligarchy exerts control over post-coup Paraguay
January 7, 2014 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
The so-called "legal" coup that removed Fernando Lugo from power set the stage for large agricultural corporations to establish control over Paraguay's government.
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