7 Ways Cuba Has Benefited the World Under 50 Years of US Sanctions
Many US leaders criticize Cuba because its social programs highlight shortcomings back home. While tens of thousands of Americans die each year over unaffordable healthcare, Cuba provides free treatment for over 10 million citizens and trains foreign doctors at no cost. As student debt drives families into bankruptcy, Cuba offers universal education and boasts nearly 100% literacy, exporting its program to dozens of countries. Critics rightly point to restrictions on free expression and reports of harsh detention conditions. Yet Cuba’s government also delivers policies that lift up ordinary people. Today, intensified US sanctions threaten those gains and risk cutting off vital services both on the island and abroad.
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