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, and lives in rural Maine.

LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.

World

World Notes: Greece, Honduras, Western Sahara
April 28, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
Greek workers reject cuts, new U.S. base for Honduras, rights abuses in Western Sahara.
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World

Bolivia hosts alternative summit on people and Mother Earth
April 22, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
The First World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth took place April 19-22 near Cochabamba, Bolivia.
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World

World Notes: Venezuela, Hungary, Tanzania
April 20, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
Venezuela and China sign major deals, reactionaries win in Hungary, Tanzania grants citizenship to refugees.
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Opinion

Human rights hypocrisy and Cuba
April 19, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
Ted, a friend, had a question about Cuba: "What about that hunger striker who died in prison there."
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World

World Notes: Peru, Australia, Cuba
April 16, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
Police kill miners in Peru, Australia blocks refugees, Cuba conserves
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World

World Notes: Senegal, Kyrgyzstan, Israel
April 13, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
French military leaving Senegal, Kyrgyzstan coup impacts Afghanistan, Israel's nukes remain.
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World

Paraguay’s president in tough spot
April 12, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
Between a rock and a hard place: that describes the precarious situation of Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo.
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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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