W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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World
Fidel is back!
September 9, 2010On September 3 as drizzle gave way to early morning sun, ex- President Fidel Castro, "Commander of the Cuban Revolution," discussed the threat of worldwide war
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Solving the problem of Cuban agriculture
September 6, 2010Revolutionary Cuba, no stranger to big problems, now faces another major challenge: agricultural production.
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World Notes: India, Iraq, Kenya, Spain, Venezuela, Cuba
September 1, 2010Tribal rights win in India, union repression in Iraq, Kenya controversy, cuts in Spain, education in Venezuela, Cuba's oil.
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Crisis in Honduras: labor takes hold
August 30, 2010The labor movement, responding to murders of peasant activists and to precarious living conditions, is leading popular mobilization in Honduras.
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Colombia’s Communists celebrate 80 years in fight for democracy, unity
August 26, 2010The Colombian Communist Party turned 80 this month and celebrated eight decades of struggle.
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World Notes: UN, Pakistan, Iran, Honduras, South Africa, Cuba
August 23, 2010The International Labor Organization issued a report August 12 indicating that at the end of 2009 81 million people between 15 and 24 years of age were unemployed, up from 11.9 percent in 2007 to 13...
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Actor Danny Glover visits Cuba Five prisoner in Calif. prison
August 12, 2010Although the encounter had been months in the making, actor Danny Glover's visit August 8 with Cuban Five Prisoner Gerardo Hernandez at the Victorville, California, maximum security federal prison came at just the right time.
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World Notes: Cuba, Bolivia, Australia, Kenya, UN, France
August 11, 2010Fidel on Obama, Bolivia's economy, Australian uranium mining, Kenyan constitution, UN and climate change, France vs. Roma.
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