Katie Halper: Irish hip hop trio Kneecap speaks with Katie in Cuba about the country’s communal resilience under Trump’s blockade, just as a live blackout highlights the very resilience they came to witness.
00:00 Blackout interrupts Kneecap's press conference in Cuba 00:49 Katie intros her talk with Kneecap during Cuba aid mission 01:57 Shared history of struggle between Cuba, Palestine, and Ireland 03:17 Community is the only way through oppression 04:09 Colonial language and "civilizing savages" 04:43 Connection to land vs. capitalist individualism 05:54 Every accusation from an oppressor is a confession 07:11 Fascism is coming to the fore and must be stamped out 07:36 Cuba's communal values are America's biggest threat 08:13 Why it's the "duty" of the Irish to stand with Cuba