Cuba: 60 Years of a Brutal, Vindictive, and Pointless Embargo Cuba: 60 Years of a Brutal, Vindictive, and Pointless Embargo
Where Obama was willing to try “engagement,” Biden administration policy remains mired in Cold War clichés. The Nation has always believed there is a better way.
Jan 26, 2022 / Feature / Peter Kornbluh
Letters From the January 10/17, 2021, Issue Letters From the January 10/17, 2021, Issue
Russiagate redux?… Hope for defund… Occupy’s lessons…
Dec 28, 2021 / Letters / Our Readers
The Latest Round of Protests in Cuba Are a Bust—for Now The Latest Round of Protests in Cuba Are a Bust—for Now
But US sanctions and Covid have kept the island in a vise only made worse by a dysfunctional economy and long overdue reforms.
Nov 18, 2021 / Ed Augustin
The Secrets of the So-Called “Havana Syndrome” The Secrets of the So-Called “Havana Syndrome”
The injuries to US personnel are real, and the cause of the syndrome was not crickets—but excessive secrecy has frustrated investigators and hampered the victims’ efforts to unders...
Nov 17, 2021 / Feature / Peter Kornbluh
Democrats Are Sticking to Trump’s Cuba Policies Democrats Are Sticking to Trump’s Cuba Policies
Party leadership blocked an amendment to roll back restrictions on the amount of money people in the US can send to their families in Cuba.
Jul 28, 2021 / Aída Chávez
Now Is the Time for Biden to Restaff the Havana Embassy Now Is the Time for Biden to Restaff the Havana Embassy
A never-before-published letter from the US Embassy community in Cuba argues that Washington should sustain full diplomatic functions despite the risks.
Jul 23, 2021 / Peter Kornbluh and William M. LeoGrande
How Far Will the US Take Intervention in Cuba? How Far Will the US Take Intervention in Cuba?
Lawmakers in both parties are divided on whether to mend troubled relations or escalate already aggressive foreign policy.
Jul 20, 2021 / Aída Chávez
Cuba’s Protests Are Different This Time Cuba’s Protests Are Different This Time
A shrinking economy, frightening new rates of Covid infections, and growing discontent with the government are fueling once-in-a-generation protests.
Jul 13, 2021 / William M. LeoGrande
Biden’s Failure to End Trump’s War on Cuba Is Threatening Lives Biden’s Failure to End Trump’s War on Cuba Is Threatening Lives
The president promised to return to Obama’s policies of engagement with Cuba, but the embargo and other Trump-era restrictions remain in place.
Jun 29, 2021 / Danny Glover
Cuba Moves Into the Post-Castro Era Cuba Moves Into the Post-Castro Era
On the 60th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion, many US officials still can’t seem to accept a socialist country “under their very noses.”
Apr 16, 2021 / Peter Kornbluh