The Heat: US Sanctions | Countries facing economic blockade

The US has long used sanctions as a weapon – now Cuba is paying the price. Blackouts are widespread, and the UN warns lives are at risk.

Guests: Ben Norton is the founder and editor-in-chief of Geopolitical Economy Report. Brian Becker is the executive director of ANSWER Coalition. Francisco Rodriguez is a senior research fellow with the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

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00:00 - Intro: The weaponization of US economic sanctions 00:48 - The human cost: UN warnings on sanctions in Cuba 01:42 - History of the embargo: 1960 State Department cable and regime change 04:00 - Secondary sanctions and global financial isolation 05:03 - Sanctions as a driver of mass migration and US border crises 11:03 - Assessing the devastation of US sanctions on Venezuela's economy 14:12 - Oil and geopolitics: The real rationale behind targeting Maduro 16:52 - The Lancet study: Quantifying global mortality caused by sanctions 20:03 - Comparing sanctions in Iran, Russia and Cuba 27:54 - Conclusion: Are comprehensive sanctions a form of slow-motion genocide?

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