United Nations days: do they make a difference?
Honor Your Children Today!
Hello, Tamara… Please Don’t Let Me Down!
Children in Servitude, the Poorest of Haiti’s Poor - NYTimes.com
Vote Against Slavery in Our Time
Coming to terms with child slavery in Haiti
Restavèk: Slavery No Matter How You Slice It
Free the Child, Emancipate the Mind
What if Haitian Athletes Defected in China?
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Ira Gollobin: Mentor and Friend (0)
Ira Gollobin was a remarkable lawyer, a brilliant strategist, and a superb mentor and teacher. He did it all with deep humility that arose, not from false modesty, but from a profound understanding of a lawyer’s role in the political arena.
musings»
Darwin, Lincoln and…Haiti? (0)
Was there a relationship between Lincoln and Darwin? In the 19th century, both the scientist and the anti-slavery president were near-mythical figures. With the theory of evolution and the Civil War, each touched off a revolution that changed the world. Coincidentally (but do coincidences exist?) they shared a birthday. What is the Haitian connection?
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Haiti: The Phantom State Strikes Again (0)
The Haitian state has consistently failed to provide basic minimum standards of safety, including access to food, clean water, safe roads and buildings, along with adequate schooling and health care. One of my Haitian friends says that Haiti is not a failed state, rather it is a “phantom state.” Yet this phantom is fatal.
us politics»
Gaspard in the White House – Take 2 (1)
Gaspard will be the President’s liaison to the constituency that elected him (unions, grassroots organizations, citizens groups, etc), and his eyes and ears with respect to everyone out there who expects their needs, wants and expectations to be met.
restavek»
United Nations days: do they make a difference? (0)
The learned leaders of the United Nations have not done us a great favor with their habit of designating commemorative dates that, although meaningful, tend to highlight the weakness of the world body rather than its strength and potential.
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