novaramedia👇🏽 US elites hate Cuba because many of its successful leftwing policies expose just how corrupt and dysfunctional their own country is. While tens of thousands of Americans die each year because they can’t afford health insurance, Cuba provides high-quality treatment for over 10 million citizens and even trains doctors from scores of other countries – all free of charge. And as hundreds of thousands in the US go bankrupt due to crippling student loan debt, Cuba offers free, universal education with an almost 100% literacy rate. It has also exported its literacy programme to dozens of other countries, helping millions. There are plenty of valid criticisms of Cuba’s government: it restricts freedom of expression and has arrested and criminalised activists, human rights defenders and journalists amid reports of inhumane conditions in detention, Amnesty International has noted. But its political system also supports policies that have improved the lives of ordinary people...