W. T. Whitney

W.T. Whitney Jr. is a retired pediatrician and political journalist living in Maine.

Remember Haiti: Think US Military Intervention

Victory in Cuba – New Family Code Affirms Equality within Family Life

Cuba and China Exceed US in Life Expectancy, Send Message to the World – Socialism is the Difference

Press Coverage of Declining US Life Expectancy Evades the Truth

Colombian Intelligence Operations, with US Backing, Are Bad for Peace

Plebiscite Vote in Chile Rejects Proposed New Constitution

Remembering Fidel

Migration as Sign of Climate-Change Impact in the Global South

Prisoner Simón Trinidad Is a Victim of the Toxic US/ Colombia Alliance

Electoral Victory of Colombians Petro and Marquez is Unprecedented

US Constitution: Bad Medicine for Children

A New Colombia? Petro Wins First-Round Victory in Presidential Vote

Mexico Leads in Opposing the Cuba Blockade and US Imperialism

Building Socialism is Women’s Work (and Men’s Too)  

How the United States Uses and Abuses Migration from Cuba and Elsewhere

Progressive Coalition Campaigning in Colombia Promises Real Change

Nepal Accepts US Aid despite Protests, Chinese Objections

Arming Scientists and Society for the Climate Crisis

The Capitalist Roots of U.S. Racial Oppression

Puerto Rican Unionists Protest Austerity, Look at US Responsibility

Battle of Ideas: Anti-Communism Prolongs Already Long US Blockade of Cuba

Historical Pact Coalition Heads for Elections in Violence-Ridden Colombia

US Money Pays for Converting Bad News for Cubans into Good News Elsewhere

Chileans Elect Gabriel Boric as New President, Reject Ultra-Conservative Candidate

Cuba Defeats Covid-19 with Learning, Science, and Unity

Libre Party and Presidential Candidate Xiomara Castro Win Big in Honduras Elections

Lesson from Glasgow Conference: Protecting the Climate Requires Anti-Capitalist Struggle

Court Cases Show Colombian Government Role in Paramilitary Killings, US Implicated

Prospects for Chile: New President, New Constitution, Continuing Turmoil

US Intervention and Capitalism Have Created a Monster in Honduras

Former Cuban Intelligence Chief Sees Cuban Revolution in Danger, Calls for Action

Cuban and Mexican Presidents Strengthen Solidarity in Remarkable Display

Rocky Road Ahead for New, Left-leaning Peruvian Government

Jesús Santrich Explored the Utopian Origins of Marxist and Bolivarian Ideologies

Report from Maine: End the US Blockade Against Cuba Now!

UN General Assembly Once More Announces US Blockade of Cuba

Astounding Victory in Peru of Socialist Candidate for President

U.S. Imperialists Deprive Cuba of Syringes That Are Needed Now

National Strike in Colombia is Massive, Meets Violent Repression

Chile’s Neoliberal Nightmare, New Constitution, and Daniel Jadue

Cuban President Closes Party Congress, Delivers Important Speech

Venezuela Border Conflict Mixes Drug Trafficking and Regime-Change Ambitions

Recurring Political Crisis in Haiti Connects with US Racism

UN Report Condemns US Economic Sanctions Against Venezuela

To Normalize US-Cuban Relations, Restore Working Embassies

Cuba’s COVID-19 Vaccines Serve the People, Not Profits

Kerala Communists Serve the People, Look to Youth and Women

The Shortage of Black Physicians is a Legacy of Racism and Class-Based Discrimination

Indonesia was a Model for Anticommunist Massacres and the US Was Complicit

Confronting and Ending the US Blockade Against Cuba