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Journalist Kim Ives on How Western Domination Has Undermined Haiti’s Ability to Recover from Natural Devastation
Shortly after Haiti was hit by a 6.1 aftershock earlier today, Amy Goodman and Kim Ives of _Haiti Liberté_ report from the Port-au-Prince airport. Amy and Kim discuss how centuries of Western …
January 20, 2010 | Story -
Actor and Activist Danny Glover on Legacy of US-Haitian Relations Dating Back to 1804
Danny Glover is an acclaimed actor, director, producer and longtime friend of Haiti. His directorial debut, Toussaint, focused on the life of François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture, a former …
January 19, 2010 | Story -
"Haiti is Shaken to the Core": Amy Goodman Reports from Port-au-Prince
"Haiti is devastated as if a bomb, many bombs, exploded throughout Port-au-Prince and beyond, where help has not arrived at all," reports Amy Goodman on her travels outside of Port-au-Prince to the …
January 19, 2010 | Story -
"The Haitian People Have Mobilized, While Foreign Aid Efforts Continue to Stall"
Port-Au-Prince-based independent journalist Ansel Herz is filing video and written reports from Haiti on his website "Mediahacker.org":http://www.mediahacker.org. Ansel was interviewed on Democracy …
January 17, 2010 | Blog Post -
Bush to Co-Chair Haiti Relief; Cut Aid, Backed Coup Against Aristide
Obama meanwhile also announced he has asked former President George W. Bush and former President Bill Clinton to co-chair the US relief effort in Haiti. During his first term, Bush cut off desperately …
January 15, 2010 | Headline -
Aristide Seeks Return to Haiti
Standing with his wife Mildred Aristide, the former Haitian president said he wants to return to his country. bq. *Jean-Bertrand Aristide*: "As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of …
January 15, 2010 | Headline -
Exiled in South Africa, Arisitide Says He Wants to Return to Haiti to "Help Rebuild the Country, Moving from Misery to Poverty with Dignity"
Ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide spoke out yesterday from exile in South Africa. "We feel deeply and profoundly that we should be there, in Haiti, with them, trying our best to prevent …
January 15, 2010 | Story -
"Bush Was Responsible for Destroying Haitian Democracy"–Randall Robinson on Obama Tapping Bush to Co-Chair US Relief Efforts
We speak with TransAfrica founder Randall Robinson, author of An Unbroken Agony: Haiti, from Revolution to the Kidnapping of a President. On President Obama tapping former President Bill …
January 15, 2010 | Story -
Earthquake Survivors Dying as Aid Struggles to Reach Haiti
The distribution of humanitarian supplies to Haiti is being hampered by infrastructure damage, blocked roads and severed communication lines. Reports are that those who survived Tuesday's massive …
January 15, 2010 | Story -
NBA’s Only Haitian-Born Player Samuel Dalembert Donates $100,000 in Support of Relief Efforts
Samuel Dalembert, the only Haitian-born player in the National Basketball Association and the starting center for the Philadelphia 76ers, is working to raise funds for relief efforts in Haiti. He is …
January 15, 2010 | Story
By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]


