What Cuba Needs

Cuba needs “neither foreign rescue nor another official mythology. It needs the space and the institutions to rebuild itself, ...
Cuba is no stranger to economic and political crises. But a combination of nationwide blackouts and a fuel shortage–made worse by a U.S.-imposed oil blockade–have recently led to escalating political ...
On the Tuesday, March 24, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: The U.S. and Cuba remain divided by decades of tension. Now President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are testing that ...
Cuba's worsening shortages have pushed humanitarian aid back to the center of the island's daily reality. In March 2026, two separate developments drew unusual international attention. China confirmed ...
Did you know that 90% of Cuba's hotels are owned by the military? In this documentary we break down the total collapse of Cuban tourism in 2026: from 4.7 million visitors in 2018 to just 1.8 million ...
The hope felt when President Obama visited Cuba in 2016 has given way to despair as the island struggles under the oil ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that U.S. sanctions on Cuba are tied to political change on the island, as the country faces widespread blackouts, unrest and a worsening economic crisis.
Maternity clinics in Havana, Cuba have struggled with getting adequate power to stay open and treat patients. NINA MOINI: Starting at the beginning of this year, the US government effectively cut Cuba ...