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GRITtv: Ciné Institute: Haiti's Heroes
We've reported this week on how little has changed since the Haiti earthquake one year ago today. The cholera epidemic is on the rise, a million people are living in tent cities and the Haitian government is in complete paralysis. We continue to follow the situation in Haiti, but how about a little positive news? We have a clip from the new film Haiti's Heroes, created by Haiti's only film school, Ciné Institute. Distributed by Tubemogul.
Email this pageGRITtv: Marie St. Cyr: Time For a Plan For Haiti
"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.
GRITtv: Jan. 11, 2011
"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.
GRITtv: Steve Earle: We Can't Afford To Lose New Orleans
"Tremé is the musical heart of New Orleans just like New Orleans is the musical heart of America, and I don't just mean the United States," says Steve Earle, who knows a little something about music. ; The longtime singer/songwriter and activist has played a role as a street musician in the new HBO series Tremé, and has a long history both with the show's creator, David Simon, and with the city and the neighborhood in which the show is set.Earle joined us in studio to continue our coverage of the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, to discuss the city and the storm, the aftermath of the BP oil disaster, our ongoing responsibilty to change our oil consumption habits, and why the death penalty and the Iraq war are related.
GRITtv: Haiti 6 Months Post-Quake; Attention to Despair
The aftermath of the earthquake that rocked Haiti six months ago had faded from the headlines when Haitian-American hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean announced that he would run for president of the country. Meanwhile, most Haitians are still struggling to rebuild, lacking basic necessities and sometimes succumbing to despair. Marie St. Cyr and Rodney Leon have both been working to help rebuild Haiti; St. Cyr with MADRE and the Lambi Fund of Haiti and Leon as an architect, designing and helping to implement "soft houses" as interim solutions for those left homeless by the quake. They both returned to our studio to discuss the ongoing need for attention to Haiti's problems, and whether Wyclef's campaign will help or hurt.
GRITtv: Rodney Leon: Mourning and Moving Forward in Haiti
Nearly a month ago, Haitian-American architect Rodney Leon was part of our panel discussion on a possible future for Haiti. The devastation from January's earthquake is beginning to be cleared, but the country still faces nearly unimaginable challenges in rebuilding. Rodney Leon joined Laura again in studio to tell us what's happened since the quake, which plans are moving forward, and what it will take to rebuild the country better and safer than before.
GRITtv: Thomas Frank: Confront the Wrecking Crew
Author Thomas Frank has spent a lot of time thinking about why people are Republicans or Democrats. His study of conservatives has left him convinced that having anti-government people in charge of government leads only to destruction. With a Democrat in charge in Washington, is there a way to fix the wreckage left behind? Frank sits down with Laura to discuss.
