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I Was a Climate Activist. Here’s Why Net-Zero Leads to Disaster.
Blackouts, stagnation, and even hunger—all of that could await if we shift to 100 percent renewable energy before the technology is ready.
April 2, 2026
Lucy Biggers
Loud on the Embargo, Silent on the Dungeons
The comfortable silence of Latin America’s democratic left about Cuba.
April 2, 2026
Roberto González
Never Kill Yourself
When I went to the doctor in Vancouver with back pain, she offered me assisted suicide; instead, I recovered—and went to Cuba!
March 27, 2026
Miriam Lancaster
When ‘Good Kids’ Go Radical: A Breaking History Special
Jay Solomon joins Eli Lake to break down his investigation into extremist Calla Walsh, and we revisit a story from the Breaking History archives that…
March 27, 2026
Eli Lake
1HR 27M
Meet Iran’s 21-Year-Old American Propagandist
Calla Walsh was a teenage girl when she was invited to go to Cuba—now she’s a voice on Iran state TV.
March 26, 2026
Rafaela Siewert
55M
Cuba’s Useless Idiots
Viral content creators like Hasan Piker and Ryan Grim were invited for a weekend in a blacked-out Cuba so they could preach the glories of ‘la…
March 24, 2026
James Kirchick
When Trump Takes Cuba
The president will target the regime before long. But unlike Venezuela, it can’t be decapitated—the communist ideology runs too deeply.
March 23, 2026
Martin Gurri
How Cuba Propped Up Maduro
Cuban journalist Gelet Martínez explains how Havana built and exported its repressive state apparatus to Venezuela.
January 7, 2026
Coleman Hughes
1HR 10M
Will Cuba Be Next?
Venezuelan oil kept the lights on in Havana. Toppling the Maduro regime could have a domino effect.
January 7, 2026
Martin Gurri
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