Economic embargo on Cuba at 50 is unlikely to change
HAVANA — When it started, American teenagers were doing “The Twist.” The United States had yet to put a man into orbit around the Earth. And a first-class U.S. postage stamp cost 4 cents.
The world is much changed since early 1962, but one thing has remained constant: The U.S. economic embargo on communist-run Cuba , a near-total trade ban that turned 50 on Tuesday.
Supporters say it is a justif...
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