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The second Monday of October is Columbus Day, a federal holiday in the U.S. It marks the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's 1492 landing in the Americas, his "discovery of the New World" for the benefit of the Spanish monarchy.
Why are there no sanctions against the U.S.? Why are no U.S. leaders—past or present—currently occupying prison cells or awaiting trial?
The Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti has filed suit against the United Nations, charging that it did not properly screen “peacekeepers” for cholera.
Several hundred Haitians fought with police and security forces on Sept. 5 in a protest demanding that U.N. troops leave their country.
WikiLeaks cables reveal that the U.S. Embassy worked with major U.S. companies to block a minimum wage increase for Haitian textile workers.
Displaced Haitians protest government agents' attacks on their tent camp, demanding basic human rights.
Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly was declared the victor of the Haitian elections earlier this year to great acclaim from both the U.S. government and media.
In response to last year’s devastating quake in Haiti, working people donated billions of dollars, yet over three-quarters of the money raised by charities and NGOs had not reached Haitians six months later.
Following a year filled with some of the most tragic moments in their history, now comes a political slap in the face of the Haitian people: the return of Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier.
Kim Ives discusses the circumstances behind the return of Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier to Haiti, 25 years after the Haitian people brought his brutal rule over the country to an end.
