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In Haiti, a widespread protest movement has called for an investigation into political corruption. The country’s elites have long benefitted from a broken system that enriches the wealthy and well-connected, while repressing the rest of the population. Meanwhile, foreign interference – particularly from France and the United States – has undermined the country’s democratic institution. Lou explains how everyday Haitians are rising up to reverse these destructive historical trends.

SOURCES & FURTHER READING

Council on Foreign Relations on Haiti’s Troubled Path to Development
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/hait...

The John Carter Brown Library’s “Remember Haiti”
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/John_...

The New Yorker on The Long Legacy of Occupation in Haiti
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-d...

Foreign Policy in Focus on Terror, Repression, and Diaspora: The Baby Doc Legacy
https://fpif.org/terror-repression-di...

Slate on The Truth About the Clintons and Haiti
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2...

NACLA on NGOs and the Business of Poverty in Haiti
https://nacla.org/news/ngos-and-busin...


CREDITS
Writer: Louis Foglia
Editor: m.cho
Researcher: Page Ellerson
Supervising Producer: Allison Brown

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