Life in Cuba Under Trump’s Pressure Campaign: No Electricity, No Oil, and Impossible Choices

As the United States takes new steps against the regime that has ruled the island since 1959, the Cuban people face 20-hour blackouts, decreased internet access, and shortages of basic supplies.

It’s 5:30 in the morning in Arroyo Naranjo, a municipality located to the south of Old Havana. Javier (who is 27) and his father, Elías (64), cannot remember the last time they walked hand in hand. Now they are taking short steps, side by side, because in the early-morning darkness they can barely see their hands in front of them. They can only hear the whispers of neighbors, chatting in their homes, as they walk in this suburb on the outskirts of Cuba’s capital city.