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Interview: The Costs of the U.S. Blockade of Cuba

An Interview with Margot Pepper

D&S Admin Aug 15, 2026

El Capitolio Nacional in Havana during the first Special Period. Credit: Margot Pepper.

Chris Sturr, co-editor of Dollars & Sense, interviewed Margot Pepper about her feature article The Costs of the U.S. Blockade of Cuba, from our July/August 2026 issue. The interview was conducted on July 15th, and aired on the July 23rd episode of Economics for the People on KKFI in Kansas City.

You can listen to the episode here.

Published in: The D&S Debrief

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