W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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World
World Notes: Brazil, Cuba, Guadaloupe, Spain, Sudan, Thailand, Yemen
January 12, 2010This week in World Notes: Brazil passes landmark climate legislation; Cuba rejects U.S. terror designation; Guadaloupe prepares for general strike; Spain's unemployment is highest in Europe; Sudan exports food, while country starves; Thailand's army deport Laotian...
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Recent attacks in Europe expose racist underbelly
January 12, 2010Resurgent racism manifested by death threats and violence cropped up last month in Italy and Hungary.
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Of Terrorism, Cuba, and Yemen
January 8, 2010Who gets a visa to enter the United States? Nigerian citizen Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab did, even though his father had notified the U.S. embassy there of his son's worrisome terrorist associations.
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Opinion
Marx in Copenhagen
January 6, 2010"Goodbye Africa, goodbye South Asia; goodbye glaciers and sea ice, coral reefs and rainforest; it was nice knowing you." Such was George Monbiot's dismay as the recent Copenhagen Climate Conference ended.
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World Notes: Haiti, South Africa, China, Cuba, Russia
January 4, 2010The International Association of Democratic Lawyers protested the Provisional Electoral Council's recent exclusion of more than 12 political parties from upcoming parliamentary elections.
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In South America, left-wing presidents face military aggression
December 31, 2009Two leftist South American presidents are under the gun.
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World Notes: Austria, Bolivia, Cuba, Eritrea, Gaza, South Korea
December 29, 2009In this World Notes, the Austrian Parliament last month authorized civil unions between same-sex couples; Bolivia on climate change, Cuba on nutrition, sanctions on Eritrea, PFLP marks 42nd anniversary, South Korean autoworkers opt for bonuses.
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World Notes: Western Sahara, Iraq, Chile, Canada, Indonesia, Cuba
December 22, 2009After taking Aminatou Haidar to a hospital on Dec. 17, Spanish authorities removed the "Saharan Gandhi" from the Canary Islands to Western Sahara.
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