Obama: Haiti losses “nothing less than devastating”
"This is one of those moments that calls out for American leadership," president says
Thursday, Jan 14, 2010 3:49 PM UTCPolitics Haiti, Paul Shirley, War Room
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Haiti’s “pact with the devil” myth
How Pat Robertson turned a country's origin myth into a cheap invocation of Satanism
Thursday, Jan 14, 2010 1:21 AM UTC 123Life Haiti, Paul Shirley, Aftershock
Disaster expert: Why it’s so bad
Are famine, disease and looting big concerns? Surprisingly, no. But there's plenty more to make this picture bleak
Thursday, Jan 14, 2010 1:20 AM UTCNews Haiti, Paul Shirley, Earthquakes
A disaster everyone knew would happen
No one should be surprised at the devastation wrought by the Haitian earthquake. But who should be blamed?
Thursday, Jan 14, 2010 12:51 AM UTC 18Politics Haiti, Paul Shirley
Three ways to help Haiti
How you can lend a hand to alleviate the suffering
Wednesday, Jan 13, 2010 10:14 PM UTC 10News Haiti, Paul Shirley
Obama speaks on Haiti earthquake
"The people of Haiti will have the full support of the United States," the president says
Wednesday, Jan 13, 2010 4:06 PM UTCPolitics Haiti, Paul Shirley, War Room
The post-earthquake scene in Haiti
Stunning new post-quake video; aid workers struggle for access
Wednesday, Jan 13, 2010 4:03 PM UTC 11News Haiti, Paul Shirley
7.0 quake hits impoverished Haiti
The earthquake centered 14 miles Port-au-Prince on Tuesday afternoon
Tuesday, Jan 12, 2010 10:41 PM UTCNews Haiti, Paul Shirley
Quake near Mexican border shakes San Diego area
A magnitude-5.8 earthquake in northern Baja California shook buildings along the US-Mexico boundary.
Wednesday, Dec 30, 2009 7:34 PM UTCNews Mexico, Natural Disasters
Tsunami in South Pacific kills nearly 100
Massive waves triggered by 8.0 quake hit islands, including American Samoa
Wednesday, Sep 30, 2009 12:01 PM UTCNews Natural Disasters, Earthquakes
We’re on the brink of disaster
Violent protests and riots are breaking out everywhere as economies collapse and governments fail. War is bound to follow.
Thursday, Feb 26, 2009 11:36 AM UTC 99All Salon U.S. Economy, Globalization
China’s tofu construction
A rescue worker's lament while searching the rubble in Sichuan. Plus: Three minutes of no searching, in honor of the dead
Friday, May 23, 2008 7:00 PM UTCPolitics China, Globalization
China’s earthquake and the Mandate of Heaven
In Chinese history, natural disasters are often accompanied by a change in dynasty. Don't hold your breath
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 3:19 PM UTC 10Politics China, Globalization
The piston ring earthquake
The big quake in Niigata closes automaker production lines, but opens a window into the history of technological commercialization in Japan.
Thursday, Jul 19, 2007 9:55 PM UTCPolitics Globalization
“Caught in the Storm”: The harsh toll of natural disasters on women
A new report says women suffer disproportionately after hurricanes, tsunamis and earthquakes.
Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 2:39 PM UTCLife Broadsheet, Pakistan
Israel’s political earthquake
Ariel Sharon's split with the Likud, and the rise of Labor leader Amir Peretz, have turned Israeli politics upside down. Will the new order help bring peace with the Palestinians?
Tuesday, Nov 22, 2005 12:30 PM UTCNews George W. Bush, Unemployment
Lost heroine
An activist who drowned in her prison cell during last month's tsunami represented Aceh's struggle for independence.
Monday, Jan 31, 2005 10:11 PM UTCNews Natural Disasters, Earthquakes
The other regime change
Did the Bush administration allow a network of right-wing Republicans to foment a violent coup in Haiti?
Saturday, Jul 17, 2004 12:53 AM UTCNews Paul Shirley, Jeb Bush, Haiti
Departure of a native son
Longtime activist Randall Robinson tells his story of the U.S. "coup" against Haiti's Aristide, calls Colin Powell the most dangerous black man alive, and explains why he quit the U.S. for St. Kitts.
Tuesday, Apr 6, 2004 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment Race, George W. Bush
A betrayal of democracy
The former National Security Council chief on Latin America says that Bush has created a disaster in Haiti.
Wednesday, Mar 10, 2004 8:28 PM UTCAll Salon Paul Shirley, Haiti, Aftershock
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