The United States has cut off channels for sending remittances to the island, leaving families who rely on the help – especially during the pandemic – without desperately needed resources.

Economic recovery is uneven, with Black workers least likely to be employed in the wake of the covid pandemic.

The heads of state of the regional block agreed on a 44-point declaration which addressed the strategy against COVID-19 and climate change and took a stand against the blockade on Cuba.

Memories of the last 20 years are rarely focused on increased state violence and repression in the post-9/11 world. The damage has largely been forgotten.

The race to the bottom is an imperative of austerity, which is foundational to the history of state violence in the U.S.