Haiti: more articles on the crisis

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The terrible devastation caused earthquake in Haiti, the worst to hit the Caribbean half-island in 200 years, is a combination of natural and human-made catastrophes. The series of articles listed below explain the history of how Haiti, which won its independence from France in 1804 through a revolution by the island's slaves, has become the poorest nation in the hemisphere.

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Recent pieces:

Haiti needs water, not occupation

Catastrophe in Haiti

Fidel Castro: the lesson of Haiti

The US fails Haiti again

Timeline of US oppression of Haiti

Naomi Klein: Be wary of 'disaster capitalism' in Haiti

Ten initial and basic things the US could do now to help Haiti

US media fail to report Cuba's response to Haiti earthquake

Venezuela rushes aid to Haiti, PSUV youth set up aid collection points

Haiti: Hunger made in the USA

The story of Haiti's tragedy

More background:

The 1991 coup against Aristide

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