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Trump’s Cruelty Is Strangling Cuba — Its Oil Reserves Could Be Empty by March
The Supreme Court struck down Trump’s threatened tariffs on countries that send oil to Cuba, but the crisis persists.
Canada to Send Aid to Cuba as Trump’s Oil Embargo Fuels Humanitarian Catastrophe
Mexico has also stepped up aid shipments to the island amid rising tensions between the US and its neighbors.
US Oil Blockade on Cuba Is Harming Hospitals, Education, and Scientific Research
Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, Cuban ambassador to the UN, discusses how the US is also attacking medical programs and tourism.
AOC Says Cuba Blockade Part of “New Era of Depravity” Ushered by Gaza Genocide
Ocasio-Cortez said the precedent set by the Gaza genocide has endangered civilians across the globe.
Trump’s Fuel Embargo Forces Cuba to Take Emergency Steps to Avert Catastrophe
The Trump administration has threatened to slap tariffs on any country that sells oil to the Cuban government.
Some Public Health Workers Assigned to Guantánamo, Other ICE Jails, Are Quitting
“Public health officers are being asked to facilitate a man-made humanitarian crisis,” said one nurse who resigned.
The US Supreme Court Is Quietly Aiding an Economic War on Cuba
Lawsuits by an oil giant and Cuban-American hardliners could lay the groundwork for US-backed regime change in Cuba.
Venezuela’s Interim Government Agrees to Submit Monthly Budget to Trump Admin
Historian Greg Grandin discusses the latest developments as Trump also intensifies efforts to topple Cuba’s government.
Historian: US Escalation Against Venezuela Isn’t About Drugs — It’s About Maduro
Trump declared a blockade on all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela amid a vast US military buildup.
UN Condemns US Embargo on Cuba for 33rd Year as Hurricane Batters Island
The US embargo and other economic sanctions make it much harder for Cuba to respond to disasters.