Noam Chomsky is a Professor Emeritus at MIT, where he taught for over half a century. He is author of dozens of books. His most recent is _Hopes and Prospects_. [includes rush transcript]
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Protests are continuing in Haiti over the cholera outbreak that has now killed more than 1,100 people and infected some 17,000. On Wednesday, residents in the city of Cap-Haïtien clashed with U.N. …
Haiti American novelist Edwidge Danticat is the author of several books, including _Breath, Eyes, Memory_, _The Farming of the Bones_, _Krik? Krak!_ and _Brother, I’m Dying_. She joins us in our …
The Haitian government says a cholera outbreak is slowing down, but experts are warning the disease could remain for many years. At least 259 people have died, and over 3,300 have been infected. We …
According to the UN-sponsored Haiti Reconstruction Fund, only two countries -- Brazil and Estonia -- have fully paid the pledged amount. The United States, France, Canada and many others have failed …
The Grammy Award-winning Haitian American musician Wyclef Jean has announced his candidacy for president in his home country of Haiti. Jean says he will speak as a voice of Haitian youth, who make up …
July 12 marked the six-month anniversary of the devastating earthquake here in Haiti that killed as many as 300,000 people and left much of the country in ruins. Up to 1.8 million people are living in …
Haiti is struggling to recover six months after the earthquake -- one of the worst natural disasters in history. Up to 300,000 were killed, and more than 1.5 million were made homeless. We go inside …
Six months after the earthquake, many Haitians told us they have seen little in terms of recovery efforts despite the billions of dollars in aid pledged from around the world. At the heart of the …