Sarah Birke
Central America and Caribbean bureau chief at The Economist, reporting from Cuba on its economic crisis and the effects of U.S. policy and mismanagement.
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Mar 27, 2026 • 24min
Hasta la victoria, quizás: Cuba’s broken economy
Sarah Birke, Cuba reporter, describes how long-term mismanagement and US pressure have hollowed the island’s economy. Natasha Loder, health editor, and Tim Cross, science writer, unpack the booming unregulated peptide trade and its safety and regulatory worries. Ann Wroe, obituaries editor, recounts Chuck Norris’s odd rise to macho-meme fame. Short, sharp looks at crisis, wellness fads and cultural myth-making.
