W. T. Whitney, Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney, Jr.
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Opinion
U.S. must return political prisoner Simón Trinidad to Colombia
June 24, 2020Simón Trinidad, a leader of the FARC, faced unfounded criminal charges in a U.S. court. He’s being held under the cruelest of conditions and will die in prison unless he is released.
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Opinion
Economic collapse and unemployment councils – then and now
June 19, 2020Hunger, homelessness, and evictions were features of the Great Depression in the United States.
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World
New U.S. military intervention subverts peace in Colombia and Venezuela
June 5, 2020U.S. troops on the way to Colombia, officially to fight narco-terrorism. But the threat to Venezuela can't be ignored.
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World
U.S. hand in recent assaults on Cuba, Venezuela
May 12, 2020Those two countries put people and people’s basic needs first. They exemplify an alternative to U.S. purposes.
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World
Venezuela confronts intimidation, myth-making, and dirty war
May 6, 2020Venezuela’s story currently is one of vulnerability and precariousness amidst signs of rising U.S. aggression.
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Opinion
Pandemic Story: Failures, forebodings, signs of solidarity
April 29, 2020A great hazard looms. Under duress and as chaos mounts, capital may find it useful to revert to the extremist, even brutal, measures figuring in its past.
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News
COVID-19: In the U.S., science is being twisted and suppressed
April 27, 2020One lesson learned is that science must exist for the benefit of all people and not be left to the mercies of the rich and powerful.
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World
As pandemic rages, U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba are getting deadlier
April 16, 2020The withholding of ventilators recalls other episodes of terrorism inflicted on the Caribbean island.
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