Hasan Piker's Haters MELTDOWN Over HUMANITARIAN Cuba Trip

Current Affairs editor Nathan Robinson breaks down what the US blockade against Cuba looks like on the ground and debunks the “poverty tourism” smear against the humanitarian mission to Cuba. For the full discussion with Nathan, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/special-katie-154261429 00:00 Katie and Nathan just back from Cuba 01:01 Beautiful country in brutal condition 01:41 Neighborhoods in total darkness 03:14 Hospitals struggling while US powers hotels 04:27 Debunking “poverty tourism” smears 07:19 Surprisingly easy to just bring aid 09:04 US is “systematically torturing” Cuban people 10:11 Why US policy is strangling Cuban economy 11:04 US gov never cared about human rights in Cuba LINKS! Nathan's article Turn the Lights Back On https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/turn-the-lights-back-on Nathan's article How to Slander a Humanitarian Mission https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/how-to-slander-a-humanitarian-mission Nathan Robinson is the editor of Current Affairs, a print magazine of political and cultural analysis. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Republic, The Nation, and elsewhere. He was a political columnist at The Guardian until he was fired for a not even remotely problematic tweet about America's unwavering support for Israel. A graduate of Yale Law School, he completed a PhD student in Sociology and Social Policy at Harvard University. He is the author of a number of books, including Superpredator: Bill Clinton's Use and Abuse of Black America; Trump: Anatomy of a Monstrosity; Why You Should Be a Socialist; Responding to the Right: Brief Replies to 25 Conservative Arguments. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalps_