W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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Rocky road ahead for new left-leaning Peruvian government
September 20, 2021Right-wing opposition forces have viciously attacked Castillo and his Perú Libre party. Defamatory media blasts from Peruvian news sources have been constant. Unfounded accusations of electoral fraud persisted for weeks.
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Socialism in the mix as Haitians react to catastrophe
September 1, 2021Assassination, earthquake, foreign military intervention - Haitians have seen it all in only a matter of weeks.
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Jesús Santrich explored utopian origins of Marxist and Bolivarian ideologies
August 25, 2021Colombian Army commandos have killed Jesús Santrich, a 30-year veteran of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
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Let Cuba Live: A report from Maine
July 28, 2021Lots of Maine people know that Cuba is at another watershed moment. Many recall the onset in the early 1990s of Cuba’s “Special Period."
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U.N. again denounces U.S. blockade of Cuba; Biden administration maintains Trump stance
June 24, 2021Among 189 member nations, only the U.S. and Israel opposed the resolution with Colombia, Ukraine, and Brazil abstaining.
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Socialist presidential candidate Pedro Castillo wins tight victory in Peru
June 11, 2021Castillo’s narrow victory, yet to be officially validated, represents an abrupt shift from Peru’s norm of corruption, right-wing ascendency, and political instability.
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U.S. deprives Cuba of syringes it needs now
June 1, 2021The policy of making Cubans suffer so that they will give up socialism continues today.
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Massive ‘National Strike’ in Colombia meets violent repression
May 20, 2021The Colombian state looks to be on the verge of ungovernability.
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