Author: Real History Lisa

[This excerpt crossposted from http://www.consortiumnews.com/2010/013010a.html ] America’s Sorry History with Haiti By Lisa Pease January 30, 2010 With all the talk of America taking charge of Haiti for a while, it would...

BooMan asked yesterday what we wanted to hear in Obama’s State of the Union speech. Here’s some of what I’d like to hear. I wanted to come before you tonight with a different story. I wanted to tell you that...

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I’m working hard on an article re the sorry history of America’s interventions in Haiti. But I felt compelled to write and share this little summary as well, in limerick form. Hang on, Haiti America’s got...