Haiti spent more, in 2008 servicing the country’s debts than it did on health, education and the environment. In our article, Haiti—an un-natural disaster, we noted that the earthquake in Haiti, and similar disasters, are presented as unavoidable disasters; and that, to some extent, this is true. But we stated that it is not...
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Latin America
The Haitian Tragedy
Miners’ Wildcat in Mexico
(Labor Notes) More than 250,000 miners and steelworkers from central to northern Mexico walked off the job March 1-3 in wildcat strikes at 70 companies that virtually paralyzed the mining industry. While the strike has ended, this may be the only first act in an unfolding drama that could challenge Mexican employers, the corrupt...
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