- The Underlying Tragedy - Haiti is not a natural disaster story. This is a poverty story. It’s a story about poorly constructed buildings, bad infrastructure and terrible public services. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/opinion/15brooks.html?hp 34 comments worldnews
- It is time to put the thorny issue of culture at the center of efforts to tackle global poverty. Why is Haiti so poor? It has a history of oppression, slavery and colonialism. So does Barbados. Haiti has endured ruthless dictators, corruption and foreign invasions. But so has the Dominican Republic. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/opinion/15brooks.html?ref=global-home 3 comments reddit.com
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- US-backed foreign intervention has led to the disaster in Haiti | Pooja Bhatia | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/oct/19/us-backed-foreign-intervention-disaster-haiti-un 6 comments
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