The US embargo and other economic sanctions make it much harder for Cuba to respond to disasters.
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UN Condemns US Embargo on Cuba for 33rd Year as Hurricane Batters Island Read Post »
Cuba, Turks and Caicos, the Bahamas, and Haiti are also within reach of Hurricane Melissa’s impacts.
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Jamaica Prepares for One of the Most “Devastating Hurricanes on Record” Read Post »
Assata Shakur’s passing unleashed a flowering of hope that the freedom she fought for could one day be real for us all.
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“You Whisper to Us”: Racial Justice Activists and Artists Honor Assata’s Legacy Read Post »
An Ethnographic Portrait of Youth, the Blockade and Survival in Havana Today, on the 72nd Anniversary of the July 26th Attack Argentinian sociologist Atilio Borón, analyzing the impact of Western sanctions on Nicaragua, Venezuela and Cuba, explai…
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Cuban Flames, Imperialist Tundra Read Post »
Pawley ironically believed U.S. funding to exile operations would be putting money down a rat-hole because Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro was in control of Cuba and had the support of a large number of Cubans, especially the underprivileged. […
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Trump officials admit that sanctions don’t accomplish stated U.S. foreign policy goals, but they’re still using them.
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Sanctions Don’t Weaken US Adversaries — But They Do Enrich Oligarchs Read Post »
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