Democracy Now!: Tues Feb 16 2010

In Afghanistan, thousands of US and NATO forces have entered the fourth day of a major offensive in Marjah in the southern Helmand province. Meanwhile, much of Port-au-Prince remains under mountains of rubble, and Haitian officials say it will take years to begin the process of rebuilding the destroyed city. Journalist Avi Lewis explores the politics of rebuilding the shattered country by speaking to Haitian presidential adviser Patrick Elie and economist Camille Chalmers. In the US, Senate Republicans are currently using the filibuster to paralyze the Senate and derail Democratic initiatives, according to a McClatchy Newspapers investigation. We speak with attorney and writer Thomas Geoghegan, a vocal advocate of ending the filibuster. "Democracy Now!" is a daily independent newshour.