Cuba is in crisis - and it's getting worse by the day. Blackouts now stretch up to 30 hours. Pharmacies are bare. Families are going hungry. Why? Because the U.S. has implemented a blockade on the island since January, when the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, cutting off Venezuelan fuel from the fragile island. 

In this episode, we’re joined by Philip Brenner, Professor Emeritus of international relations at American University to unpack how the U.S. is causing this humanitarian crisis. We unpack the history of the U.S. and Cuba, what is happening now and why, and what a future could look like. The U.S. foreign policy towards Cuba is causing chaos, and it’s not getting enough media coverage.