Helen Yaffe: This is a very serious moment for Cuba | Green Left Show #81

Latin American political economy professor, Helen Yaffe joins the Green Left Show to discuss the current strangulation policies imposed by the US government against Cuba. Cuba needs your solidarity now, she says. Watch this episode online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1450/world/green-left-show-81-helen-yaffe-very-serious-moment-cuba 0:00 Intro 1:47 The current situation in Cuba 11:09 Practical impacts of US strangulation policy 14:54 Oil supplies from Russia, Venezuela and Mexico 20:23 US-Cuba 'negotiations' 28:08 Nuestra América Convoy 31:36 Cuba as a positive example 37:38 Infant mortality and motherhood in Cuba 42:16 Cuba needs solidarity now! In the interview she refers to this article she wrote in Jacobin: https://jacobin.com/2026/03/us-cuba-socialism-trump-tariffs We acknowledge that this video was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction