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.

Environment

Princeton University confronts meningitis epidemic that Cuba can prevent
November 18, 2013 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
The vaccine's name is VA-MENGOC-BC, and it comes from Cuba. Under the anti-Cuban U.S. economic blockade, Cuban exports to the United States are forbidden.
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World

War zone extends to Colombian prisons
October 31, 2013 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
Negotiators at peace talks in Cuba between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are discussing political prisoners as part of their current agenda item.
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World

Cuba gains UN victory over U.S.
October 30, 2013 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
The UN General Assembly on October 29 approved a Cuban resolution calling upon the United States to end its economic, commercial and financial blockade.
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World

U.S. influence figures in Honduran presidential race
October 22, 2013 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
Honduras chooses a president on November 24, and Xiomara Castro, candidate of the new Liberty and Refoundation Party (Libre) is running. Three U.S. congresspersons have some election advice for Secretary of State John Kerry.
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World

Book review: “Cuba and its Neighbors – Democracy in Motion”
October 4, 2013 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
"Cuba and its Neighbors - Democracy in Motion" enables the reader to broaden his or her understanding of Cuban political life.
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U.S.

“Free the Cuban Five” is heard in Maine
September 16, 2013 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
Members of the 23-year old organization Let Cuba Live recently established what they call the Maine Campaign to Free the Cuban Five.
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World

Saul Landau told truth about Cuba
September 13, 2013 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
Saul Landau - reporter, author of 14 books, filmmaker (45 of them), poet, college professor, and determined foe of U.S. assaults on Cuba - died Sept. 9 in Alameda, Calif., at the age of 77.
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World

Agrarian strike in Colombia triggers repression, wider struggle
September 3, 2013 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
Angry small farmers are rejecting free trade agreements Colombia signed with the United States, Canada, and the European Union. Rrural people in Colombia are suffering.Eight million Colombians are hungry,
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