Cuba’s power grid collapses again

Cuba's electrical grid collapsed again on Sunday, the fourth such failure in 48 hours, with a hurricane making landfall to compound the island's misery and threaten further havoc on its decrepit infrastructure. The repeated grid collapses marked a major setback in the government's efforts to quickly restore power to exhausted residents already suffering from severe shortages of food, medicine and fuel.

Class discussion: Are U.S. economic sanctions making life nearly impossible for most Cubans? Why has the United States imposed sanctions on Cuba for more than 60 years? What would it take for the United States to drop sanctions and help the struggling Cubans? Have you ever experienced and extended electricity blackout? How did your family cope? Could a long power grid collapse be life-threatening?