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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Cuba’s new, experimental urban cooperatives
August 7, 2012 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
The plan is to develop 222 urban cooperatives throughout the island: food service ventures, agricultural markets, technical and personal services, fisheries, and water management services.
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At Maine-Canada border, anti-Cuba blockade is broken
July 5, 2012 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
The half-century-old U.S. economic blockade against Cuba was broken in one small corner of the United States on June 30.
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Paraguay President Lugo ousted by the rich and powerful
June 28, 2012 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo, a former Catholic bishop, advocated for his country's rural poor.
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Cuba struggles for food self-sufficiency
June 27, 2012 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
Cuba is restructuring its economy. Agricultural changes are part of the process.
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Red scare front and center in Colombia
June 8, 2012 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
At first glance, chaos and death in Colombia seem random.
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Peru mine conflict pits David against Goliath
June 5, 2012 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
The action, emblematic of conflict throughout Latin America between local people and multi-national mining corporations, resulted in violent confrontation.
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U.S. military takes on Honduras
May 29, 2012 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
The drug "war" is used to justify U.S. military intervention in Honduras, now a way station for drugs moving from South America to U.S. consumers.
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U.S. intransigence on Cuban Five prisoners a high stakes game
May 22, 2012 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
With appeals all but exhausted, the only hope for relief of unremitting judicial abuse of the Cuban Five lies with President Barack Obama.
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