Haiti’s Choice Is Social Revolution or Foreign Intervention
By W.T. Whitney / CounterPunch With long experience of chaos, violence, and dysfunctional governance, Haiti looks now to be on the verge of new crisis in the form of foreign…
Colonialism Created Food Insecurity in Haiti, Now Climate Change Compounds It
The U.S. must end its unfair trade practices and stop flooding Haiti’s markets with food that can be grown locally.
Beyond the ‘Border Crisis’
Reducing a humanitarian crisis to an issue of “border security” puts real solutions out of reach.
Haiti: ‘Intervention is Actively Destabilizing the Situation’
CounterSpin interview with Jake Johnston on Haiti intervention.
Who Is This ‘Haiti’ That’s Appealing for Intervention?
The media calls for military intervention in Haiti, Jane Regan breaks down the reality of the situation.
The Last Thing Haiti Needs is Another Military Intervention
A massive insurrection in Haiti is bringing international attention and action, some of which is unwelcome.
US Delegation Visits Haiti Following de Facto Leader Henry’s Request for Foreign Troops
For the past two months, the people of Haiti have been on the streets to protest rampant inflation and currency devaluation, demanding Henry’s resignation. These protests intensified this week following…
The Haitian Revolution Today and the Limits of Token Solidarity
By Seth Donnelly / CounterPunch In 1826, the Congress of Panama was organized by Simon Bolivar, including representatives from Peru, Mexico, and what was then Gran Colombia (Colombia, Ecuador, Panama,…
The Venezuelan Coup, 20 Years Later
The enduring legacy of Venezuela’s short-lived 2002 coup d’etat, and the subsequent countercoup, for US-Latin American relations.