Haiti: Election Circus for Diaspora, More Kaka from MINUSTAH
Haiti has no government. Of the 1,500 elected officials who populated the country’s political life in 2011, the only one left is Michel Martelly, if one overlooks the fact that he was brought to power in rigged elections. Five years have have come and gone since Haiti’s last elections. Two cycles of legislative and municipal […]
Migrant Crisis in Europe: The West Is Collecting on Its Misdeeds in Iraq, Libya and Syria
Andrew Korybko: What are you thoughts on President Putin’s assessment that this refugee crisis should have been expected and is due to the West’s failing foreign policies in the Mid-East? Gilbert Mercier: I think that it’s completely accurate, and it’s actually not limited to the Middle East, but also includes Africa and Afghanistan. It also […]
Dady Chery and Eric Draitser Discuss Imperialism and Colonialism in Haiti
Eric Draitser: Today I have the amazing special opportunity to speak to someone whom I really admire, really respect, whose work I follow regularly, and I think we’re all going to benefit from her perspective. It is Dady Chery. She is a Haitian-born journalist. She is the co-editor in chief of News Junkie Post. She […]
EU’s Predictable Refugee Crisis Results from Disastrous Western Foreign Policy
Utrice Leid: The refugee crisis, says our guest, is rooted deeply in imperialism…. The European Union, he says, is nearing to being unable to contain this refugee crisis. He is political analyst, journalist and filmmaker, Gilbert Mercier. He is also the co-founder and editor in chief of News Junkie Post. He is looking today at […]
Dady Chery Discusses Haiti’s Struggle Against Occupation with Ruthann Amarteifio
Ruthann Amarteifio: It has been a long time. So Dady, you have been writing a book called We Have Dared to Be Free, for five years. Before the dreadful earthquake in Haiti in 2010, you were not doing what you’re doing now, your life has done a turn about, am I right? Dady Chery: My […]
