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S2 Episode 1 - "The Jupiter Menace"

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The Human Cost of the Cuban Embargo

edward r moro: The Cuban embargo has been the touchstone of all american cuban policy for decades. It's disingenuous to argue that the embargo doesn't actually hurt many people, he says. But imposing suffering can be justified if it averts greater suffering or serves a larger good,. Now, however, Cuba poses no threat to anyone and so we meet some real characters in this season - including fidel castro who tried to take a final stand against fohencio batista.

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