Jean-Bertand Aristide: Social activist and former president, Haiti

Jean-Bertand Aristide: Social activist and former president, Haiti

Over the past year and especially in recent months, there have been a series of nationwide strikes against the Haitian ...
Haiti's Second U.S. Occupation

Haiti’s Second U.S. Occupation

The date was October 15, 1994, 60 years after the end of the first U.S. occupation of Haiti. Exiled President ...
Père Lebrun in Context

Père Lebrun in Context

The September military coup d'etat that overthrew Haitian president Jean- Bertrand Aristide shone a new spotlight on the issue of ...
Père Lebrun in Context

Père Lebrun in Context

The September military coup d'etat that overthrew Haitian president Jean- Bertrand Aristide shone a new spotlight on the issue of ...
An Interview with Ben Dupuy, Aristide's Ambassador-at-Large

An Interview with Ben Dupuy, Aristide’s Ambassador-at-Large

  Ben Dupuy is one of Haiti's foremost radical journalists. In 1984 he founded the Committee Against Repression in Haiti ...
Haiti in the Mainstream Press: Excesses and Omissions

Haiti in the Mainstream Press: Excesses and Omissions

At a demonstration last October against New York Times coverage of Haiti, Haitian protesters accused the newspaper of being "the ...
The Lavalas Alliance Propels Aristide to Power

The Lavalas Alliance Propels Aristide to Power

Essentially, the movement which formed around President Aristide's candidacy represented an alliance of Haiti's traditional merchant bourgeoisie with an array ...
HAITI The Elite's Revenge

HAITI The Elite’s Revenge

For many Haitians, the presidency of Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide marked a joyous new beginning, a "second in- dependence." The first ...