W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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World
Cuba, ALBA send aid directly to Haiti
April 6, 2010Cuba 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, 2010Brazil 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, 2010A 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, 2010The 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, 2010Now 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, 2010At 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, 2010In 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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World
World Notes: Guatemala, Bolivia, Palestine, Iraq
March 15, 2010In Guatemala, abused women find voice; Bolivia reduces maternal deaths; Palestinian women bear burden of crisis; Iraqi birth defects soar.
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