The Haiti Files: Decoding the Crisis

by James Ridgeway (Editor)

Addressing the curent Haitian crisis in terms of the surreptitious attempts at economic takeover by the US government and corporations.

Paperback

First published July 1, 1994

Reviews

[Marc Lamot · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very sound journalistic work, offering a view on American foreign policy in the Caribbean. But limited to the period 1990-1994. Read this in preparation of a trip to Haiti. Outdated by now, I guess.

[June · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a book of collected journalism pieces/essays/memos about Haiti at the time of the coup that overthrew Aristide. That's the 1991 coup that overtrew Aristide, not the 2004 coup that overthrew Aristide...Haiti is not a stable place. And it's not fun to live there! At least, that's what I gather from these essays. And the dismal economic situation is due in large part to the United States. Surprise!