W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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World
Debt conflict riles Argentina
January 28, 2010Argentina's massive default on international debt repayments in 2002 has cut off foreign loan possibilities. The Fernandez government seeks once more to be able to borrow in order to fund social programs.
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World
World Notes
January 25, 2010Iraq, Cuba, Honduras, South Korea, Nigeria, Belgium
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Opinion
Racism and counter-revolution: Cuba and Haiti
January 21, 2010U.S. media reports have cast Haitian earthquake survivors as potentially violent. Like Afro-Cuban rebels before them, they were scorned.
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World
World Notes
January 18, 2010United Nations, Britain, Mongolia, Argentina, Iraq, Cuba
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World
Earthquake in Haiti: Cuba responds
January 17, 2010Less than a day after the earthquake struck Haiti, Cuban doctors were caring for the wounded in a fully equipped field hospital.
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World
Cuban food production is up
January 15, 2010President Raul Castro last year signaled increased food production as Cuba's top priority.
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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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