Cuba caravans around the United States demand end to the blockade on Cuba

North, south, east and west, activists across the country gathered for car caravans and rallies demanding the end of the U.S. blockade of Cuba. The last Sunday of each month since early this year has seen growing actions here in support of Cuba. President Biden does not intend to lift the 242 brutal measures signed by President Trump. These include the 2019 banning of all remittances by Cuban Americans to their families on the island and placing Cuba on the “supporters of state terrorism” list, an outright lie that is intended to harm Cuba’s international relations and trade even further. In early April, National Security Council Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere Juan González announced that Biden will not take action to ease up on the blockade.

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Massive national movement against racism reason for cop Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict 

Chauvin is one of only 140 police officers to be charged—and only the eighth to be convicted for murder—in the sixteen years of data collected by the project. Some 16,000 people have been killed by police since 2005. It is clear from these facts that only the massive rebellion that swept through the United States and across the globe led to Chauvin’s conviction on all charges.

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The Real Story interview: The U.S. & Israeli War against Iran

The fate of the JCPOA Iran nuclear agreement hangs in the balance. The United States broke the agreement, but negotiations are now underway for the U.S. to rejoin. Meanwhile, Israel is upping its aggression against Iran. Brian is joined by Professor Mohammad Marandi, an expert on American studies and postcolonial literature who teaches at the University of Tehran.

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Vaccine apartheid: U.S. puts world at risk for big pharma profits

As COVID-19 vaccine production increases, much of the world faces severe shortages. The governments of the United States, Europe and other rich countries have hoarded vaccines or sold to the highest bidders. A slow rollout in poorer nations will be disastrous for the world’s population and the global economy. It will also diminish the vaccine’s effectiveness as new variants mutate.

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