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, lives in rural Maine. W.T. Whitney Jr. es un periodista político cuyo enfoque está en América Latina, la atención médica y el antirracismo. Activista solidario con Cuba, anteriormente trabajó como pediatra, vive en la zona rural de Maine.

LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.

World

FARC releases prisoners as prelude to exchange
April 9, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
Colombia guerrillas unilaterally release prisoners as a step towards political solutions to the 40-year civil conflict.
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World

Cuba, ALBA send aid directly to Haiti
April 6, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
Cuba plays an outsized role in Haitian health services -- before, and certainly after, the devastating earthquake.
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World

World Notes: Brazil, Egypt, Belarus and more
April 6, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
Brazil may allow new U.S. base, Sudan elections set to fail, Egypt's El Baradei speaks out, Afghanistan ups cannibas production, executions return to Belarus and Cuba hosts conference for Chernobyl's children.
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Opinion

Land grab: Something new in capitalist arsenal
April 2, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
A new wave of land takeovers by international monopoly capital is taking place.
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Opinion

How capitalist health care lets women die
March 30, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
The United States ranks 41st in maternal mortality. Between 1987 and 2006, the U.S. rate doubled, from 6.6 deaths per 100,000 births to 13.3 deaths.
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World

Free Liliany Obando
March 23, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
Now and then one individual stands out as an indictment against injustice. That would be Liliany Obando, incarcerated in Bogota's Buen Pastor Women's Prison for almost two years.
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World

Brazil: Workers’ Party names candidate to succeed Lula
March 22, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
At its national congress in February, the Workers' Party acclaimed President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's endorsement of Dilma Rousseff as the Party's presidential candidate for elections in October.
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World

World Notes: India, France, Paraguay, Palestine
March 17, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
In India, women's representation gets major boost, France's Sarkozy loses in regional elections, Paraguay apologizes for repression, death squads, Israel grabs more Palestinian land with iron fist.
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