W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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World
Epic student strike continues in Puerto Rico
June 9, 2010Forty six days into their strike against the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), students were occupying 11 of 12 UPR campuses despite heavy police monitoring and the UPR President's ultimatum to vacate the campuses by June...
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Revelations on Posada and Cuban Five case smell bad
June 7, 2010When does a stink become one stink too much? That becomes an issue with Luis Posada and with the Cuban Five.
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World Notes: Europe, Iraq, Nepal, Costa Rica, Nigeria, Cuba
June 4, 2010Joblessness up in Europe, displaced in Iraq, politics in Nepal, union-busting in Costa Rica, women appeal re Cuban 5.
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Vote shows Colombia in political rut
June 3, 2010Presidential elections May 30 in Colombia ended up unexpectedly - apparently - but perhaps there's more to it.
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Rights group says California abuses children
June 3, 2010A recent Human Rights Watch report on California's neglect of children leaving foster care has gained considerable international coverage.
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Unholy alliance: Israel, apartheid South Africa and nukes
May 28, 2010Sasha Polakow-Suransky's book "Unspoken Alliance: Israel's Secret Relationship with Apartheid South Africa" has ripped the lid off the secret world of unholy alliances and weapons of mass destruction.
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World Notes: Cuba, Romania, Bolivia, Palestine, Kenya, India
May 27, 2010Updates on Cuba, Romania, Bolivia, Palestine, Kenya, India.
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José Luís Centella leads Spanish Communist delegation to Cuba
May 19, 2010As a U.S. and European media campaign, orchestrated particularly by right wing Spanish publications, reached full throttle, José Luis Centella demanded an end to the European Union's so-called "Common Position," which conditions any full European opening...
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