Source: Big Head Press
by Scott Bieser

Cartoon. (03/23/26)

https://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=2580

Source: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting
by Tyler Wann

“The US government’s decades-long economic blockade against Cuba is in many ways not a complicated issue. The policy of restricting trade with the country’s Communist government was put into full force under the Kennedy administration, with the explicit goal of causing enough economic hardship, hunger and desperation to spur regime change. The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly and consistently voted to end the embargo since a resolution to that effect was first introduced in 1992. Member countries argue that the embargo violates international law. It has cost the country anywhere between $130–170 billion since its inception, and has restricted the Cuban people’s access to food and medicine. And it has not accomplished its primary goal of overthrowing the Cuban government. These are key points that should be included in any article reporting on Cuba’s economic struggles.” (03/22/26)

https://fair.org/home/as-washington-succeeds-in-wrecking-cubas-economy-us-media-blame-the-victim/

Source: Paul Krugman
by Paul Krugman

“Donald Trump and his minions are having a meltdown. On Saturday, Trump lashed out at the New York Times for an article saying the obvious — that many of his original war goals, whatever they may have been, remain unaccomplished. Just an hour later, he posted a threat to commit massive war crimes, saying that if Iran doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours — that is, today — he will order U.S. forces to begin bombing civilian power plants. Why the desperation? The answer is obvious. It’s turning out not just that regime change — if that was really the goal — is hard to engineer, but also that the world is a lot more dependent on the Strait of Hormuz than Trump and co. seem to have realized.” (03/23/26)

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/when-hyperglobalization-meets-chaos

Source: The Daily Economy
by Jeffery L Degner

“A century ago, the federal government ran surpluses under lower tax rates. But that’s impossible with our out-of-control spending.” (03/23/26)

https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/silent-cals-loud-lesson-on-tax-cuts/

Source: CounterPunch
by Barbara G Ellis

“The portly man at the next table finished his breakfast, leaned in my direction, and asked: ‘What’s in the news that’s so interesting?’ ‘Iran,’ I said, adding that the U.S. seemed about to attack it. ‘Over in a day,’ he said, snapping fingers for emphasis. Having spent two years at Beirut’s Daily Star when Iraqis dragged the pro-West prime minister’s body through Bagdad’s streets to celebrate the monarchy’s overthrow, I know the Mideast’s ferocity against Western domination for exploitation. A war with Iran would never be over in a day — a month, or year anymore than it was in Vietnam. … when Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz to outgoing oil ships, somehow Trump’s war planners once again seemed to overlook the ancient contempt by Westerners for foreign militants as factors in wars. They soon learned that aroused ‘inferiors’ made wars endless and monumentally expensive in lives and treasure for arrogant ‘superiors.’” (03/23/26)

https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/23/an-off-ramp-for-trump-to-reverse-the-iran-disaster/