Tag Archives: Natural Disasters

Naomi Klein : Chile and the Free-Market Fundamentalists

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Salvador Allende, Chile’s democratically-elected socialist president, removed in a U.S.-backed coup in 1973. Photo from Jaume d’Urgell / Flickr.Credit where credit is due:Chile’s socialist rebar After the coup and the death of Allende, Pinochet and his Chicago Boys did their … Continue reading →

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Messina Earthquake of 1909 : The U.S. and the ‘Great White Fleet’

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“The Great White Fleet” Comes to the rescue in Italy, 1909.American ships, sailors and soldiers:A history of sea power and disaster relief By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / February 14, 2010 America’s leading role in emergency assistance following … Continue reading →

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Ansel Herz in Haiti : U.S. Military Brings Little Relief

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Marines carry cartons of bottled water from Black Hawk helicopters after landing in a rural area outside Port-au-Prince on Jan. 19. Photo by St Felix Evens / Reuters / Christian Science Monitor.From the tent cities of Haiti:Relief efforts frustrate neighborhood … Continue reading →

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Robert Jensen : How the Media Has Failed Us on Haiti

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

CNN’s Anderson Cooper helps child hurt in rare incidence of violence in aftermath of Haitian earthquake. Great television/bad journalism:Media failures in Haiti coverage By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / January 25, 2010 CNN’s star anchor Anderson Cooper narrates … Continue reading →

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Jordan Flaherty : New Orleans’ Heart is in Haiti

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

New Orleans creole cottages: a gift from Haiti. Painting by B.Sasik.New Orleans and our Haitian roots We share a common history, and we will work for a shared future of justice and liberation. By Jordan Flaherty / The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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Haiti : Why Voodoo Won’t Do

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Above, the National Palace in Puerto Principe. Photo from EPA / Zumapress.com. Below, destroyed housing in Port-au-Prince. Photo by Logan Abassi / Getty Images.Why Voodoo won’t do:Haiti and the superstructure of failure By Sid Eschenbach / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading →

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Larry Ray : Haiti’s Horror Hits Home

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Disasters past and present:Haiti’s horror hits home By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / January 17, 2010 GULFPORT, Mississippi — Many of my fading memories of destruction, death and total loss have come back into sharp focus as I … Continue reading →

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Haiti : Anger and Courage in the Ruins

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Haiti: Surveying the damage. Photos from AFP (top) and Reuters.As aid efforts flounder,Haitians rely on each other By Ansel Herz / January 15, 2010 PORT-AU-PRINCE — The roof of Haiti’s national penitentiary is missing. The four walls of the prison … Continue reading →

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Bush to Haiti : You’ve Got to be Kidding!

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

George Bush and Bill Clinton: a marriage made in Haiti.Back to the scene of the crime:Bush ousted Haiti’s Aristide, blew it with Katrina This is just the last straw for me with the phony baloney bipartisanship fetish. By Larry Piltz … Continue reading →

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Haiti and American Colonialism : The Story Behind the Story

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

A member of François “Papa Doc” Duvalier’s Tonton Macoutes death squad, center, with Haitian soldier to his right. Note the look of terror on the woman vendor’s face. Image from Latin American Studies. How did Haiti become so poor?Haitian earthquake: … Continue reading →

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Sweet Jesus! : Pat Robertson says Haiti Made Deal With the Devil

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Pat Robertson cites deal with the devilas reason for Haiti quake By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / January 14, 2010 Former United States Presidential candidate and Conservative right wing televangelist Pat Robertson is clearly going further off his … Continue reading →

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