Helen Yaffe: This is a very serious moment for Cuba | Green Left Show #81
Mar 24, 2026•Channel
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Published3 months ago
Duration44:03
Video IDRhC8g3T4Wx8
Languageen
CategoryNonprofits & Activism
PrivacyPublic
Made for KidsNo
Video TypeRegular Video
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Views244
Likes28
Comments6
Engagement Rate13.93%
Likes per 100 views11.48
Comments per 1K views24.59
Description
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.
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