What Do Cubans Think About Biden, the Blockade, the Revolution & U.S. Health Care Costs?
Rania Khalek asked Cubans on the streets of Havana if they see a difference between Biden and Trump, how the US blockade impacts them personally, what the revolution means to them, where they get their daily news, why they got vaccinated and their thoughts on healthcare and education costs in the US versus Cuba.
Aleida Guevara, Daughter of Che, Internationalist Doctor: ‘I Do It Because I’m Cuban’
Rania Khalek sat down with Aleida Guevara, the daughter of Ernesto “Che” Guevara, in Havana, Cuba. They discussed Che’s legacy, his impact on her decision to become a doctor, her earliest memories about his personality in the home, how people treated her after his death, her time serving in Cuba’s revolutionary medical missions in Nicaragua, […]
A War on Civilians: Yemeni Suffering Intensifies Due to U.S., Saudi & Emirati Bombs and Blockade
Professor Shireen Al-Adeimi, Yemeni-born anti-war activist & Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, joined Eugene Puryear and Rania Khalek on The Freedom Side to discuss the ongoing Saudi and Emirate destruction of Yemen and the role of the US and UK in making it possible.
Meet the U.S. Students Studying Medicine For Free in Cuba
BT’s Rania Khalek paid a visit to the Latin American School of Medicine in Havana, also known as ELAM. Cuba’s socialist government foots the bill for students, who come from all over the world to study medicine for free. Tuition, accommodation and board are all covered. Cuba even throws in a government stipend for students […]
‘The US Is A Predator’: Cuban Official on the Blockade & Cuba’s Anti-Imperialism
Breakthrough News was on the ground in Havana, Cuba where Rania Khalek spoke with Johana Tablada, General Deputy Director of US affairs at the Cuban Foreign Ministry. They discussed the US blockade hampering the country’s development, how socialism makes Cuba’s survival possible, why Cuba has such a strong anti-imperialist foreign policy, how Cuba sees the […]
Can U.S. Seriously Blame China for Climate Change?
At COP26 the U.S. attempted to displace blame onto China for climate change, which was caused disproportionately by the advanced capitalist powers. While the U.S. media often calls China the biggest carbon emitter, this tends to leave out both per-capita emissions and the fact that these same countries have outsourced so much of their manufacturing […]
War in Ukraine? Unrest in Kazakhstan? What’s going on?
All things having to do with Russia are seen in the West through a renewed Cold War prism, with simplistic portrayals more befitting a Hollywood villain. Western media has been in a panic about an impending Russian invasion of Ukraine, while they celebrated a countrywide uprising in Kazakhstan that after a few days was put […]
Ali Abunimah Responds to Covid Denial & Anti-Vaccine Sentiment On the Left
Hostility to the COVID vaccine campaign is no longer just the domain of the right. Some on the left are veering into a conspiratorial reaction against medical experts, casting supporters of basic public health measures as dupes of Big Pharma. What’s going on? Rania Khalek spoke to Ali Abunimah, director of The Electronic Intifada […]