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World LeadersMarch 22, 2021
Gangs Rule the Streets of Jovenel Moïse’s Haiti
A whole country has been kidnapped by a bloodthirsty, money-hungry cabal. And how does the US State Department respond? By calling for “dialogue.”
Amy Wilentz
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WorldMarch 1, 2021
After a Decade of Misrule, the People of Haiti Have Had Enough
But apprentice dictator Jovenel Moïse won’t go as long as the Biden administration backs his violent, corrupt regime.
Amy Wilentz
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Civil UnrestFebruary 9, 2021
Haiti: Too Many Presidents, Too Little of Everything Else
President Jovenel Moïse’s claims that his opponents were plotting a coup was a joke—but his counter-coup is deadly serious.
Amy Wilentz
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Foreign PolicyJanuary 9, 2020
Haiti Is in the Eye of the Storm
Despite the current respite from months of protests and government violence, the country’s rampant corruption threatens to unleash chaos once more.
Amy Wilentz
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Disaster CapitalismOctober 24, 2019
Haiti Is in the Streets
Exploited by corporate predators, squeezed by the IMF, patronized by international elites, and bled dry by a corrupt government, Haitians refuse to stop rising up.
Amy Wilentz
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Books and IdeasJanuary 2, 2019
Remembering Amos Oz, the Humane Heart of Israel
How will Israel imagine itself with this uncompromising truth speaker no longer on the scene?
Amy Wilentz
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US Wars and Military ActionJanuary 12, 2018
Without Haiti, the United States Would, in Fact, Be a Shithole
And some other things about the country that Donald Trump doesn’t know and doesn’t care to know.
Amy Wilentz
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ActivismFebruary 11, 2017
Boycotting Ivanka’s Brand Annoys Donald Trump—but Does It Achieve Anything Else?
An easy, painless boycott—followed by easy, painless shopping.
Amy Wilentz
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FeminismFebruary 1, 2017
What Can Ivanka Trump Possibly Do for Women Who Work?
For insight into how the first daughter will manage her signature issue, look no further than her brand’s website.
Amy Wilentz
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Foreign PolicyMarch 23, 2015
The Future of a Failed State
Nations like Haiti don’t “fail” because of their people, but because they’ve been relentlessly exploited by the more “developed” world.
Amy Wilentz