Amy Wilentz

contributing editor at the Nation, journalism professor at University of California, Irvine; author of “The Rainy Season: Haiti Since Duvalier” and “Farewell”

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Author of The Rainy Season: Haiti Since Duvalier and Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti; Professor of English at the University of California, Irvine

 

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Aftershocks are still rocking Haiti following Saturday’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake.

In Haiti, devastation from major quake becomes worse by a tropical storm and political corruption

Aftershocks are still rocking Haiti following Saturday’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake.

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Early this morning, Haiti President Jovenel Moïse was shot and killed after gunmen broke into his home in Port au Prince.

What does the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse mean for politically unstable Haiti?

Early this morning, Haiti President Jovenel Moïse was shot and killed after gunmen broke into his home in Port au Prince.

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Amy Wilentz: Farewell Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti

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