Global trade could be all about solidarity and meeting human needs. Instead it's a game of bullies, billionaires, bullets, and embargoes. How do we stand up - as nations, as people - for something better?
Latin America has decades of experience of US interference in their economies and governments that the rest of the world can learn from.
Dr Rodrigo Acuña - journalist, filmmaker, teacher, Latin America expert - spoke about the Latin American experience on Cuban National Rebellion Day.
This episode was recorded at the Family Hotel, Katoomba during "Politics in the Pub" on 26th July 2025.
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