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In this episode, we discuss the current political, economical, and social issues which Haiti has and continues to face and how involvement from the United States has affected the country.

This podcast is hosted by Monica Rivera Sosa and Natalie Vasileff. To keep up with podcast updates, please follow us @theroundroompod on Instagram. 

Sources for this episode:

1. Harris, Mary. “What Haitians Really Need Right Now.” Slate Magazine, Slate, 25 Aug. 2021, https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/08/haiti-earthquake-moise-aid-history-disaster.html.

2. Katz, Jonathan M. “U.S. Intervention in Haiti Would Be a Disaster-Again.” Foreign Policy, 13 July 2021, https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/13/haiti-moise-invasion-washington-revolution-occupation-black-republic/.

3. North, James. “Haitians Have United against Foreign Intervention-and One Former U.S. Diplomat Agrees.” The New Republic, 13 Dec. 2022, https://newrepublic.com/article/168102/haiti-daniel-foote-ariel-henry.

4. Staff, Al Jazeera. “Haiti: One Year since President's Killing, Where Do Things Stand?” Politics News | Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera, 8 July 2022, https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/7/haiti-one-year-since-presidents-killing-where-do-things-stand.

5. Weindling, Jacob. “Haiti Is Poor Because Colonial Powers like the United States Made It That Way.” Pastemagazine.com, Paste Magazine, 12 Jan. 2018, https://www.pastemagazine.com/politics/haiti/haiti-is-poor-because-colonial-powers-like-the-uni/.