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.

En español

La riqueza petrolera y la intervención EEUU agravan el conflicto fronterizo entre Venezuela y Guyana
December 12, 2023 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

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World

Oil wealth, U.S. intervention aggravate Venezuela – Guyana border conflict
December 12, 2023 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
The region lying between Guyana and Venezuela has long been claimed by both nations.
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Opinion

How skewed access to land has fostered war in Gaza
November 29, 2023 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
Tragic effects seen in the wreckage of hospitals and the dead lying in and around that wreckage.
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Politics

‘Economic asphyxiation’: U.S. restricts food supplies in bid to strangle Cuban revolution
November 15, 2023 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
U.S. imperialism is starving Cuba to death, literally.
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World

UN General Assembly again votes against U.S. blockade of Cuba
November 6, 2023 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
Most of the world calls for an end to the unjust attacks on Cuba by the United States.
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En español

¿Quiere aliviar la crisis migratoria? Poner fin a las sanciones económicas de Estados Unidos
November 1, 2023 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
Altos funcionarios de 11 gobiernos de América Latina y el Caribe se reunieron el 22 de octubre en Chiapas, México, para abordar la avalancha de migrantes que se dirigen a Estados Unidos.
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News

Want to ease the migration crisis? End U.S. economic sanctions
October 31, 2023 By W. T. Whitney Jr.
The largest numbers of migrants come from countries targeted by U.S. coups and economic warfare.
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En español

Indígenas guatemaltecos respaldan al presidente electo Arévalo
October 26, 2023 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

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