In addition to these natural disasters, Haiti has suffered throughout its history from political turmoil and misrule.
BBC News - Haiti's history of misery - 2 views
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This seems to be a balanced view of the recent political history of Haiti -- after 1986 (when CBS stopped looking.)
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A brief primer on the present Haiti/IMF relationship « Mississippi Learning - 0 views
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But it’s also time to stop having a conversation about charity and start having a conversation about justice–about recovery, responsibility and fairness. What the world should be pondering instead is: What is Haiti owed? Haiti’s vulnerability to natural disasters, its food shortages, poverty, deforestation and lack of infrastructure, are not accidental. To say that it is the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere is to miss the point; Haiti was made poor–by France, the United States, Great Britain, other Western powers and by the IMF and the World Bank.
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These are exactly some of the things that I've been thinking. I'm especially curious about how often the poverty of Haiti is talked about in the passive voice. I like the naming-names here.
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On The Haiti Earthquake - Francis Duggan - 0 views
Goodnight Haiti by jackie compton - 0 views
Haiti's Pain by Gillena Cox - 1 views
Devestation Puts Spotlight on Haiti's History, Trouble - 0 views
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The history is important.
Click Snapshot for: Haiti's tradition of curious tyrants, by Robert Dewar. Contemporary... - 0 views
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This is a history that compares the past with the present, looking for patterns. I think it is well worth our time to consider this history at this time. Copy and paste this URL to see the Snapshot of this article: http://bit.ly/7tM8NO
Haiti's Unnatural Disaster - 2 views
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Haiti needs and deserves a modern Marshall Plan that rebuilds public institutions and creates jobs outside of the worn-down agricultural sector. Without one, it will have a hard time surviving the hurricane season. And next year will be worse.
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I wonder what Paul Farmer is saying now! And why isn't Obama putting him in charge of relief in Haiti?
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Haiti: a long descent to hell | World news | The Guardian - 5 views
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Interesting read!
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