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We Need More Haitian Voices, and More Watchdogs
Media monitor and analyst Danny Schecter probes beneath the superficiality of TV-coverage of Haiti relief, and the focus on celebrity benefits, saying that “Entertainment and popular culture are moving and valuable but ongoing popular education on the iss

CEPR / February 17, 2010

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Sarkozy Arrives in Haiti, To Pay Historical Debt?
French President Nicolas Sarkozy landed in Haiti this morning, the AP reports. It was the first visit by a French president to Haiti, described by the AP as once being the "nation's richest colony."AP reports: Some Haitians are welcoming France's new inte

CEPR / February 17, 2010

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Contractors in Haiti, Readying to Profit from Disaster?
*This post has been edited slightly for accuracy. With the Inter-American Development Bank saying that the reconstruction of Haiti could cost upwards of $14 billion, and with billions in aid already coming in to Haiti, it is vitally important to keep a cl

CEPR / February 16, 2010

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The Role of Haiti’s Elite
The Washington Post had an article yesterday detailing the role that Haitian elites will play in the rebuilding of the country: Haiti's elite -- a small, politically connected group as comfortable lobbying President René Préval as lawmakers in Washingt

CEPR / February 16, 2010

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2 Important Video Reports from Haiti
Watch Aljazeera’s Fault Lines for an examination into the debate over reconstruction plans for Haiti. Unlike too many reports, Fault Lines presents perspectives from Haitian economists and other experts on how Haiti can rebuild and develop in order to bes

CEPR / February 12, 2010

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UN "alarmed" at Lack of Support for Agricultural Needs
As UN agencies met in Rome to discuss the response to the earthquake in Haiti, General Jacques Diouf, of the Food and Agriculture Organization issued a stark warning: “At a time when Haiti is facing a major food crisis we are alarmed at the lack of suppor

CEPR / February 12, 2010

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"Recognizing the Right of Haitians to Reparations"
Writing for The Nation yesterday, Naomi Klein makes the case that Haiti is actually a creditor, not a debtor. Therefore, she argues, to speak of debt cancellation is really only a step in the right direction.Klein outlines three major sources of the West'

CEPR / February 12, 2010

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Only 7.5% of Tents Requested are in Haiti
The head of an emergency commission to provide shelter, Charles Clermont, says only a limited number of the 200,000 tents requested by the government have been delivered. Agence Haitienne de Presse reported1 on February 10 that according to Clermont: [T]h

CEPR / February 12, 2010