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When will Haiti rise out of the ashes of the Revolution of 1791?

We are not taking what happened in 2021 seriously enough.

In 1791, enslaved Haitians did the seemingly impossible.They ousted their French masters and founded a nation.

At the Root of Haiti’s Woes: Reparations to Slavers

En 1791, les esclaves haïtiens réussissent l’impensable.Ils chassent les colons français et fondent un nouveau pays.

À la racine des malheurs d’Haïti:des réparations aux esclavagistes

An 1791, Ayisyen ki te nan lesklavaj fè sa moun te panse ki enposib.Yo dechouke Franse kòm mèt esklav epi yo kreye yon nasyon.

Rasin mizè Ayiti:Reparasyon yo bay Mèt esklav yo

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Trump targets Biden-era migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti for deportation

Trump targets Biden-era migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti for deportation

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Immigration attorneys prep community on their rights as enforcement ramps up nationwide

Trump's top Africa envoy says ‘continent doesn’t need charity’

Trump’s foreign and domestic policy goals clash in Africa — can he thread this needle?

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CODE RED

History

VOICE OF A NATION

Joan Walsh

There Is No Genuine Good News for Mike Johnson

There Is No Genuine Good News for Mike Johnson

Jeet Heer

There Is No Genuine Good News for Mike Johnson

There Is No Genuine Good News for Mike Johnson

Kate Wagner

There Is No Genuine Good News for Mike Johnson

There Is No Genuine Good News for Mike Johnson

John Nichols

There Is No Genuine Good News for Mike Johnson

There Is No Genuine Good News for Mike Johnson

Haitian Leaders Respond to Violence in Haiti Today

The Earth Can Shake But Haiti Remains In My Heart.

A voice from Haiti's hell

Politics

Haitian leader says the Trump administration’s plans will be ‘catastrophic’ for his country

ROME (AP) — The president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council said the Trump administration’s decisions to freeze aid programs, deport migrants and block refugees will be “catastrophic” for Haiti.

Trump administration throws out protections from deportation for roughly half a million Haitians

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is throwing out protections that shielded roughly half a million Haitians from deportation, meaning they would lose their work permits and could be eligible to be removed from the country by August.

‘An international crime scene’: How the US is stoking crisis in Haiti

For 20 years, the Western countries of the ‘Core Group’ have taken over Haiti’s politics and fueled the violence now being used as a pretext for intervention.

Stories of Resistance: Victor Jara’s Last Words

In the wake of Chile’s 1973 coup, Chilean folk musician Victor Jara was detained with thousands of others. But amid the suffering and chaos, Victor Jara found a paper and pencil.

Stories of Resistance: Venezuela’s communal pharmacy challenges US sanctions

In 2019 Venezuela, US sanctions are wreaking havoc. Health supplies are hard to find. In particular, medicine.

UN votes 187-2 to lift US blockade of Cuba—and Washington ignores it

For the 32nd consecutive year, the UN General Assembly voted nearly unanimously to call for an end to the US blockade of Cuba. Only the US and Israel were opposed.

Jimmy Carter’s Ruinous Neoliberal Legacy

The Democratic president led an ambitious agenda to replace New Deal guarantees of security and fairness with bogus models of “perfect competition.”

Jimmy Carter’s Ruinous Neoliberal Legacy

The Democratic president led an ambitious agenda to replace New Deal guarantees of security and fairness with bogus models of “perfect competition.”

Books & the Arts

Awakening the Ashes: An Intellectual History of the Haitian Revolution

In Awakening the Ashes, Marlene L. Daut charts an intellectual history that situates the Haitian Revolution within the global history of ideas.

Avengers of the New World : the story of the Haitian Revolution / Laurent Dubois

Dubois, Laurent, 1971- | Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2004

A concise history of the Haitian Revolution / Jeremy D. Popkin, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

Popkin, Jeremy D., 1948- author. | John Wiley & Sons, publisher. | Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons | Second edition.

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Jimmy Carter’s Ruinous Neoliberal Legacy

The Democratic president led an ambitious agenda to replace New Deal guarantees of security and fairness with bogus models of “perfect competition.”

JOAN WALISH

Jimmy Carter’s Ruinous Neoliberal Legacy

The Democratic president led an ambitious agenda to replace New Deal guarantees of security and fairness with bogus models of “perfect competition.”

JOAN WALISH

Jimmy Carter’s Ruinous Neoliberal Legacy

The Democratic president led an ambitious agenda to replace New Deal guarantees of security and fairness with bogus models of “perfect competition.”

JOAN WALISH

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