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    Fact-Checking the Flimsy Case for Trump's Economic War on Cuba

    Trump and Marco Rubio claim Cuba threatens U.S. security. We fact-check those claims and examine whether they hold up under scrutiny.

    Sanctions Kill. I Have Watched Them Do It.

    A Cuban surgeon reveals how U.S. sanctions are collapsing Cuba’s healthcare system, fueling medicine shortages, blackouts and preventable deaths.

    Raúl Castro’s Indictment and Washington’s Double Standard on Terrorism

    Raúl Castro’s indictment revives questions about Brothers to the Rescue, U.S.–Cuba tensions and Washington’s double standards.

    Children Pay the Price of U.S. Sanctions

    Children in Cuba face worsening shortages of food, medicine and supplies as U.S. sanctions deepen the island’s economic crisis and impact families.

    Documentaries

    The War On Cuba

    The War on Cuba, produced by Oliver Stone & Danny Glover, exposes the U.S. economic war on Cubans through Liz Oliva Fernández’s incisive reporting.

    Hardliner on the Hudson

    Liz Oliva Fernández explores Sen. Bob Menendez’s rise in New Jersey and the gap between his constituents and his hardline Cuba policy.

    Harsh US Sanctions Push Cuba’s Healthcare System to Breaking Point

    Once a model for the developing world, Cuba's healthcare system is struggling under decades of U.S. sanctions. This documentary explores how shortages of medicine and equipment are affecting patients and healthcare workers.

    Uphill on the Hill

    Liz Oliva Fernández investigates why Biden continues Trump’s Cuba policy, deepening the island’s crisis and fueling mass migration to the U.S.

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