U.S. Strangles Cuban Economy & Seeks Counter-Revolution

<p>On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, &nbsp;Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how the U.S. &nbsp;government and corporate media are hoping for regime change in Cuba, but &nbsp;the Cuban people and government are mobilizing to defend their &nbsp;revolution in spite of the severe hardships caused by the U.S. blockade. &nbsp;They also discuss the political crisis in Haiti and the danger of U.S. &nbsp;intervention, and more. This episode includes a special interview with &nbsp;Cathy Rojas, the socialist candidate for mayor of New York City.</p> <p>Please make an urgently-needed contribution to The Socialist Program by joining our Patreon community at <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpatreon.com%2Fthesocialistprogram&amp;token=bdd308-1-1626182085759" rel="nofollow ugc" target="_blank" title="http://patreon.com/thesocialistprogram">patreon.com/thesocialistprogram</a>. &nbsp;We rely on the generous support of our listeners to keep bringing you &nbsp;consistent, high-quality shows. All Patreon donors of $5 a month or more &nbsp;are invited to join the monthly Q&amp;A seminar with Brian.</p>