W. T. Whitney Jr.

LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.

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  Strike shakes up Bolivian government

  April 22, 2011 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

  President Evo Morales' socialist government is close to warding off a challenge to its staying power.

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  What’s going on in Haiti

  April 21, 2011 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

  In Haiti, where the U.S. government wages what amounts to low-intensity war, the balance of forces does not favor the people.

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  World Notes: China, Hungary, Ivory Coast – and more

  April 14, 2011 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

  International news about China, Hungary, Ivory Coast, Palestine, Costa Rica and Cuba are explored.

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  Honduran resistance takes off

  April 12, 2011 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

  Two sets of realities are opposed: a small, wealthy, U.S.-backed minority and popular mobilization, always in the background, but now gathering new strength.

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  World notes: India, Hungary, Guatemala – and more

  April 7, 2011 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

  Cuba: Self employment is applied to mines, quarries;  Guatemala: transport fuels or food?; United Kingdom: Use profits for debt relief, say international organizations;  Hungary: Rightist revival;  India: Anti-guerrilla fight jeopardizes civilians, neutrals.

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  Paramilitaries alive and well in Colombia

  April 5, 2011 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

  Paramilitary forces have displaced over four million rural people from 16 million acres of land.

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  World Notes: Italy, Japan, Pakistan – and more

  March 30, 2011 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

  International news clips regarding Italy, Yemen, Japan, Pakistan, Bolivia and Cuba.

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  Honduran teachers’ protests trigger repression, fight-back

  March 29, 2011 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

  A strike by teachers in Honduras, which has led to a confrontation with the right-wing government, could have riipple effects.

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