Tag: U.S. sanctions
Alex Saab and the fragility of the solidarity movement
It’s difficult not to see the renewed imprisonment of Alex Saab as a disappointing capitulation to U.S. coercion after so many of us fought for his freedom, but we cannot forget the task at hand.
Waterboarding for dollars in Cuba
The CBS Sunday Morning program, “Next: Cuba?” which aired on April 26, presented a discussion of the recent intensification of sanctions on...
Trump fuel squeeze sparks Cuba energy crisis as officials hint at...
Oil cutoff threats intensify blackouts and humanitarian alarms as AOC warns collective punishment is becoming normalized.
Media play up protests, play down effect of US sanctions in...
While giving the protests a great deal of coverage, the corporate press across the political spectrum consistently downplayed one of the primary causes of unrest: the increasingly punitive U.S. blockade.
US sanctions: Economic sabotage that is deadly, illegal and ineffective
Global condemnation should also focus on the country responsible for the deadly, illegal and ineffective economic warfare at the heart of this crisis: the United States.
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Donald Trump, arsonist in chief
Someday, Donald J. Trump will undoubtedly be remembered as the president from—yes, it’s an all too appropriate and accurate word—hell.
Double whammy explodes soul-sucking GOP deal with devil Don
Caught by gangland-style squeeze play,/ Damned if they do, damned if they betray.
New union disclosure rule takes effect after AFL-CIO loses first court bid
A federal judge declined to pause expanded Labor Department reporting requirements that unions say will bury them in paperwork and divert money from organizing and bargaining.
Program on climate change—and then the heat hits
Extreme weather events have come with fury. Ocean warming is unabated and the sea level rise is accelerating. There’s urgency.
Judge blocks Trump DOJ push for transgender youth medical records
A California ruling stops federal prosecutors from obtaining private records from Stanford-linked care, adding another court rebuke to the administration’s campaign against gender-affirming treatment.