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The Barbaric and Pointless Reality of the US Sanctions Regime. PLUS: Richard Medhurst on Assange Trial. And Russia Sanctions Specialist Prof. David Siegel

System Update with Glenn Greenwald

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The Impact of US Sanctions Regime on Targeted Countries and Its Real Costs

Exploring how US sanctions affect countries like Venezuela, Cuba, Syria, Iran, and Russia, causing suffering for civilians and bolstering targeted regimes. An analysis of the effectiveness and consequences of sanctions, including their costs for Americans, with perspectives from a professor well-versed in state formation and capitalism transitions in the former Soviet Union.

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