{"id":806611,"date":"2026-03-05T23:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T23:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/806611\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T23:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T23:00:48","slug":"trumps-war-on-cuba-crisis-made-in-the-u-s-a-under-the-shadow-season-2-episode-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/806611\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s War on Cuba: Crisis Made in the U.S.A. | Under the Shadow Season 2, Episode 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cuba is facing the greatest existential threat it has seen in decades. Trash is filling streets, because garbage trucks can\u2019t make the rounds. Rolling blackouts, rising food prices and cuts to transportation, university classes, and hospitals amid a gas shortage, the likes of which the country hasn\u2019t seen in years.<\/p>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and other officials have made it clear that they aren\u2019t interested in anything less than regime change. And they\u2019re going after that goal full throttle. The United States is now imposing an oil blockade on the island nation that is pushing it to the brink \u2013 and hitting its most vulnerable residents the hardest.<\/p>\n

In this episode, we look at Cuba, the history of the more than 65-year-old U.S. embargo on Cuba and Trump\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n

This is Episode 7 of Under the Shadow<\/a>, Season 2.<\/p>\n

Guests:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Under the Shadow<\/a> is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present.\u00a0Season 2 responds in real time to the Trump administration\u2019s onslaught on Latin America.<\/p>\n

Hosted, written, produced, mixed and edited by Michael Fox<\/a>. Script editing by Heather Gies<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Many thanks to Belly of the Beast<\/a> for the interview with Liz Oliva Fernandez and the use of the sound from several of their videos.<\/p>\n

This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network<\/a> and\u00a0NACLA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Theme music by Michael Fox\u2019s band,\u00a0Monte Perdido<\/a>. Monte Perdido\u2019s 2024 album Ofrenda is available on Spotify<\/a>, Deezer<\/a>, Apple Music<\/a>, YouTube<\/a> or wherever you listen to music. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.<\/p>\n

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Check out the first season of Under the Shadow here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Michael Fox\u2019s recent reporting on the boat strikes and the ramp-up for war in Venezuela<\/strong>Other Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n