Without Sugar There is No Country

Charity Ryerson investigates human rights and environmental abuse allegations against multinational corporations everyday. But what she and her team found in Central Romana worker camps was like nothing they'd ever seen before. Has the sugar ban changed anything about how Big Sug ... Show More

Meet Kina Phillips, part of the grass roots effort in Florida to fight cane burning and encourage the sugar companies to embrace green-harvesting methods. Then, Celeste digs deeper into how the pending Farm Bill affects the cost of sugar.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in ... Show More

Reporter Lulu Ramadan set out to cover the health effects of burning cane. Now, for the first time, there is data linking Florida residents’ respiratory illnesses to Big Sugar.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Anthony Bourdain explores Cuba from its bustling capital city of Havana, to the slower paced, music mecca of Santiago. Original Airdate: Season 6, 2015. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho ... Show More

On February 24, 1996, Cuban fighter jets shot down two small planes operated by Brothers to the Rescue, an organization in Florida that tried to spot refugees fleeing Cuba in boats. A strange chain of events preceded the shoot-down, and people in the intelligence business turned ... Show More

A long short history of Cuba’s relationship with the United States, climaxing with the Cuban revolutionaries’ war to liberate the island from the dictator Batista and his backers in the United States. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://r ... Show More

<p>Everyone knows sugar in excessive amounts can have damaging effects on your health -- but just how bad is it, and why do people in the US still consume so much? Join the guys as they delve into the strange story of the decades-long sugar conspiracy.</p><p> </p> Learn more abou ... Show More

<p>For Cubans, rum is more than just a drink. It's become a symbol of identity, culture and politics, and each bottle has a lot to say — especially when it's labeled "Havana Club."&nbsp;</p><p>As Bacardi and Pernod Ricard battle it out in court to determine the true owner of this ... Show More

<p>Assine o Café Brasil em <a href="https://canalcafebrasil.com.br">https://canalcafebrasil.com.br</a> </p> <p>Há tempos eu digo que saímos da Sociedade da Informação para entrar na Sociedade das Narrativas. Nela, não ganha quem conta a melhor história. Ganha quem conta melhor qu ... Show More

<p>When family-run rum maker Bacardi was kicked out of Cuba in 1960, it vowed to go to extremes to get revenge on Fidel Castro. So when French spirits conglomerate Pernod Ricard cuts a deal with Castro’s government to share in the fortunes of Cuban-made Havana Club rum, Bacardi d ... Show More