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"We in the U.S. have more people in jail than anywhere else in the world, we spend more on our military than the whole world combined, we have more guns, yet people somehow feel insecure," notes Bill Quigley of the culture in the U.S. Questions about guns aren't the only questi0n to be asked in the wake of the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords, Judge John Roll, and several others in Arizona this weekend. There are many questions to be asked, about priorities, motives, and more. Bill joins us in studio to discuss the latest from Arizona, and also to look at the ongoing devastation in Haiti one year after the earthquake. "You would think the earthquake happened last week," he says of his most recent visit. "People are talking about the resilience of the Haitian people, but 1.3 million are still in tents," says Marie St. Cyr of Haiti, one year after the earthquake that devastated the nation. She points out that less than 4000 new housing units have been built, and communication is a mess. "I go to a meeting and the meeting is being held in English, who is it being held for?" she asks. Marie is chair of the Lambi Fund of Haiti, and joins us in studio to look at what still needs to be done to rebuild Haiti and how the U.S. can help. Finally, a story in the New York Times this week reminds Laura of what we have left to fight for.

We've been proud to feature content from the Cine Institute over the last couple of weeks from Jacmel, Hait i-- you've seen their incredible work in many clips. Here, some of the students who shot that footage tell their personal stories from the earthquake. You can support them here.

We've been proud to feature content from the Cine Institute over the last couple of weeks from Jacmel, Haiti. Their ongoing coverage of the disaster has been a lesson in the ways grassroots journalism succeeds when the mainstream fails. This video explains a little bit about the Institute and the work they've done since the quake. You can support their incredible work here.

David Belle, director of the Cine Institute, noted on the institute's blog: NOT ONCE have we witnessed a single act of aggression or violence. To the contrary, we have witnessed neighbors helping neighbors and friends helping friends and strangers. We've seen neighbors digging in rubble with their bare hands to find survivors. We've seen traditional healers treating the injured; we've seen dignified ceremonies for mass burials and residents patiently waiting under boiling sun with nothing but their few remaining belongings. A crippled city of two million awaits help, medicine, food and water. Most haven't received any. The Cine Institute provides Haitian youth with film education, work opportunities, and produces films with students and graduates. In addition, their annual "Festival Film Jakm'l" has shown hundreds of films to thousands of Haitians over the last three years. This video from Olivier Divers takes a look at the heartbreaking work Haitians are doing in the aftermath of the earthquake.