As Washington Succeeds in Wrecking Cuba’s Economy, US Media Blame the Victim
As the Trump regime tightens the screws on Cuba by further restricting oil to the country, legacy media continue to toe the government’s line.
‘It’s Taken for Granted That Cuban Sovereignty Doesn’t Matter’:
CounterSpin interview with Reed Lindsay on the war on Cuba
“It’s our government, with our resources, that is essentially playing a huge role in causing the suffering in Cuba.”
Reed Lindsay on the War on Cuba
The Trump White House is openly trying to harm the Cuban people, and US media are openly trying to sell that to us as something to root for.
The Miami Herald‘s Fuzzy Math Makes Case for Economic Warfare on Cuba
The Miami Herald’s exposé of a Cuban state enterprise appears to be based on a willful misreading of a financial document.
When Lights Go Out in Cuba, Media Blame Communism—Not US Sanctions
Reporting on Cuba’s blackouts have either omitted or paid brief lip-service to the effects of US sanctions on the Cuban economy.
US Sanctions Missing From Coverage of Russia’s Cuban Soldiers
US corporate media were almost entirely silent on the US embargo on Cuba, ongoing now for more than 60 years and ramped up under Trump.
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‘Economic Warfare [Is] Designed to Starve the Cuban People Into Rebellion’
“We have no right to break the protocols of nations, and to interfere into the sovereignty and self-determination of other nations.”
James Early on Cuban Embargo, David Cooper on ‘We All Quit’
The hardships facing Cubans—and the actions the United States could take to stop contributing to those hardships.
Media Play Up Protests, Play Down Effect of US Sanctions in Cuba
The corporate press consistently downplayed one of the primary causes of Cuban unrest: the increasingly punitive US blockade.
US Campaign Against Cuba’s Medical Brigades Targets Healthcare, Not ‘Forced Labor’
As the Covid-19 pandemic results in increased demand for Cuban doctors around the world, corporate media appear to have shifted from vilifying them to casting them as victims of exploitation.
Cuba Under Media Attack for Sending Doctors, Not Bombs, to Help Covid-19 Victims
Cuba’s coronavirus performance is a welcome bit of uplifting news in an otherwise mostly dismal international panorama. Lest anyone start feeling too inspired by the idea of humanity, however, sectors of the US corporate media are dutifully standing by to burst the bubble.
Media Malfunction as Sanders Notes Positive Aspects of Latin American Socialism
Election Focus 2020: News organizations seemed unable to process that a major national political figure could say something positive about a socialist country, leaving these outlets flailing around in absurd ways.
‘The US Has No Real Moral Authority to Talk About Freedoms’
“A lot of media operate almost like they’re the fourth branch of the United States government, in terms of peddling misinformation, when you can’t tell the distinction between the misinformation and what is actually happening in countries.”
Netfa Freeman on Cuba Sanctions, Reynard Loki on Indigenous Oil Victory
A former US diplomat to Cuba, Wayne Smith, wrote once that Cuba “seems to have the same effect on American administrations that the full moon once had on werewolves.”
‘Castro Was a Living Reminder of the Limits of American Power’
“If the Cuban Revolution is about anything, it’s about self-determination and national sovereignty.”
Louis Perez on Fidel Castro, Craig Aaron on Local Media Auctions
While it’s implied that our only choice is between hagiography and hatred, there is actual history that provides context for understanding the role in world events of Fidel Castro and the Cuban revolution, which involved other people besides him.
‘We Have Never Ignored Cuba’
“The decision was made, very quickly, that they did not choose to let this revolution succeed, and that they were going to do everything possible to overthrow it.”
Aviva Chomsky on Obama in Cuba, Mark Weisbrot on Argentina’s Right Turn
We talk about what would really need to change to “normalize” US/Cuba relations. And in Argentina, a thrilled press corps tells us a new day is dawning with the election of “former businessman” Mauricio Mauri.
With Obama in Cuba, Pro-Torture Pundits Suddenly Concerned With Human Rights
While American human-rights hypocrisy is nothing new, a string of Bush-era, pro-torture, pro-Guantánamo pundits expressing indignation at Cuba’s human rights failings was still remarkable.
Media Love to Criticize Trump—When It Helps Disparage US Enemies
Clearly, there is much to criticize about Donald Trump, and there are negative things you can say about Castro, Putin, and Maduro. But these stories aren’t really about any of these politicians.
