Politics

Earthquake in Haiti
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake centered just outside Port-au-Prince hit Haiti this evening. Speaker Pelosi: The thoughts and prayers of the entire Congress are with the people of Haiti tonight, especially those affected by the earthquake and confronting the destruction of this natural disaster...

AIDS Success in Haiti
Americablog's Chris reports on some good news out of Haiti and writes, What a great report out of Haiti. . . . In the early 1980s, when the strange and terrifying disease showed up in the U...

Helping Haiti
So many of us are shocked and saddened by the devastation from the earthquake in Haiti. Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) advises against non-essential travel to Haiti, asking that only those with the skill sets needed go as they don’t have enough infrastructure in the country to support more people...

Haiti and the environment
The first thing that anyone learns about Haiti and the environment is that Haiti is the most deforested country in the world, having shifted from 60% forest cover to less than 2% forest cover...

A week in Haiti - Part I
I am gradually making good on my promise to write some of what I learned over the summer. This is the beginning of my Haiti trip. As I go along, I'll try to separate the wheat from the chaff for...

CA1: Haiti getting better
Michel v. Mukasey, No. 07-2166 (7/28/08) (unpublished) denies a petition for review of an asylum application. The First says that his past persecution really isn?t that relevant has Haiti is a really awesome place, but in a ?general state of...