In Haiti, there will be solemn commemorations of a day of slaughter: April 26, 1963.read more

Two years ago in Haiti, the Earth opened, buildings collapsed, and people died—300,000 to be precise. Anniversaries hurt. They brutalize the body. They pummel the spirit.read more

The remarkable resilience of the Haitian people is cause for hope.read more

President Obama’s silence in the midst of these fraudulent elections will be duly noted by the people of Haiti.read more

The largest party, Fanmi Lavalas, is excluded, and more than 1.3 million earthquake victims are displaced.read more

In just a few days, cholera has killed more than 250 Haitians, with more than 3,500 becoming ill.read more

The on-again-off-again presidential candidacy of music star Wyclef Jean is a distraction for Haiti.read more

The rains are coming in Haiti, but there are more homeless people in Haiti today than the day after the earthquake hit in January. More than 1.5 million Haitians are living under tattered tents, tarps and sheets, which will provide little protection during hurricane season.read more

I want the U.S. military invasion of Haiti to stop now. Haiti needs 12,000 doctors. Obama sent 12,000 troops to help us to death.read more

Carvens Lissaint is a Haitian-American poet and performer from New York City. His poem "Haiti" was written a year ago and has a startling prophetic tone in the wake of the recent tragic events there. Carvens' mother was in Haiti at the time of the earthquake, and fortunately is safe and back home with her family. As Haiti struggles to rebuild after the natural disaster, and the U.S. and UN continue to focus more on "security" than relief, Carvens reminds us that the best people to lead the reconstruction of a community are the members of that community themselves.

Haiti needs 12,000 doctors, Obama sent 12,000 troops to help us to death.read more

We must not allow ourselves to turn a blind eye to the continued degradation of an entire country. We must not permit millions of our brothers and sisters to live without a real measure of dignity. We must never again sustain such depraved indifference.read more

He’s reacted swiftly, he’s struck the right moral tone, and he’s pledged $100 million in aid. But did he have to appoint George W. Bush? And what if U.S. troops start firing on looters in Haiti?read more