I Live in a ‘Shithole Country.’ It’s Called the United States.
A country’s greatness is measured not by its richest, but by how it treats its most vulnerable members. By that measure, we’re a certified shithole.
Advice for Hillary Clinton on Her Brother’s Bad Judgment
Tony Rodham’s involvement in a gold mining operation in Haiti is under scrutiny.
Haiti’s Hard Place
Foreign-funded mining operations may not be enough to alleviate the scourges of cholera, displaced people, and corrupt leaders.
TRIPping Up Least Developed Countries on Medicines, Green Tech, and Textbooks?
The World Trade Organization struggles for relevance in a world that embraces diversity.
Just Another Corporate Profit Center
Americans who want to know what caused Haiti’s devastation need to look in the mirror.
Don’t Recreate Haiti’s Army
Haiti badly needs to provide for its own security, but it should avoid reconstituting its coup-prone army.
Haiti’s Recovery Ultimately Contingent on Education
Whether of necessity or not, education takes a back seat to basic needs in Haiti.
Martelly: Haiti’s New Hope
New Haitian President Michael Martelly may be hitting the right notes, but Haitians have seen politicians break plenty of promises before.
Haiti, the Caribbean Sweatshop
The country’s economy leans on underpaid workers and remittances from its startlingly enterprising emigrants.
WikiLeaks: Haiti Disaster Capitalism’s Latest Electroshock Patient
Haiti is the latest victim of what Naomi Klein labeled the “Shock Doctrine.”
Haiti’s Reconstruction: Who Benefits?
Haiti’s reconstruction still has a long ways to go, but needed development industry reforms can go a long way toward strengthening local government and providing jobs for Haitians not just outsiders.
The Baby Trade
Here’s a solution to climate change: countries with the smallest carbon footprints should adopt U.S. babies.
Statement from Emira Woods on Haiti’s Debt
The IMF gives with one hand and takes with another.
From the Frontlines: July 14, 2010
Stiglitz on the stimulus, six months after the earthquake, and what we could do with a trillion dollars.
Donating to Haiti and Beyond
An overwhelming majority of Americans (84 percent) believe they have a responsibility to help Haiti. That’s what a CBS poll tells us. But how much of this benevolence is media-driven, and how much represents a core belief of American attitudes toward foreign aid?