Tè Tremblé — The Haitian Earth Trembled

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jan 20, 2010 After the massive earthquake that devastated Haiti, the stench of death is everywhere. In the community house called Matthew 25, doctors laid out a plastic tablecloth to perform a kitchen-table amputation, aided by headlamps.In the community house called Matthew 25, doctors laid out a plastic tablecloth to perform a kitchen-table amputation, aided by headlamps. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

More Troops From U.S. and U.N. Heading to Haiti

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2010 It's been a long and agonizing week for survivors and aid workers since last Tuesday's catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, and containing the chaos is seemingly impossible when as many as 15 million Haitians are homeless, 200,000 or more have died and supplies are in desperate demand (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Some of Haiti’s Upper Class Spared Earthquake’s Worst

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2010 Natural disasters may not discriminate, but some members of Haiti's upper class managed to avoid the worst of last week's earthquake simply by virtue of geography, as many of them live outside Port-au-Prince in the suburban enclave of nearby Petionville, which The Washington Post describes as "Beverly Hills, but with razor wire." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wyclef Jean Defends Charity, Makes Plea for Haiti

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2010 After spending three days in his earthquake-ravaged homeland, Haitian-born musician and onetime Fugee Wyclef Jean addressed the press in New York with a mixture of sorrow for his country and defiance about allegations that he had misappropriated funds intended to go to his foundation, Yele Haiti, in the past. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Current Issues Figure Into MLK Day Events

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2010 Americans looking to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in a way that honored his legacy of activism and service got to work on Monday, whether by focusing on their local communities' needs or going global to help the Haiti earthquake relief effort and other current causes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Clinton: George W. Bush’s ‘Fourth Brother’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2010 Who knew that former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton were fast friends? Well, they did, and they outed themselves on Sunday's "Face the Nation," discussing their "very honest, good friendship," as Clinton put it, and telling host Bob Schieffer about their daunting task of leading a major fundraising effort for Haiti on behalf of President Obama. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Thousands of Haitians Flee Port-au-Prince

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2010 Hoping to find help among friends or family members, or just hoping to get out of their country's devastated capital, thousands of Haitians fled Port-au-Prince on Monday by the busload and headed for the countryside. Meanwhile, the top-ranking American commander in Haiti called an estimated death toll of 150,000 to 200,000 a "start point," according to The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert Drops the Act for Haiti

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2010 In a rare moment of on-air candor, Stephen Colbert consults with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius about the situation in Haiti and learns a very important texting trick that viewers can use to send money, now, to add to the earthquake relief effort. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stewart Schools Limbaugh, Robertson and Maddow on Disaster Politics

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2010 Talk about aftershocks: The politically charged commentary flowed freely from certain media-friendly sources following Haiti's giant earthquake, and according to Jon Stewart's assessment, Rush Limbaugh is missing a key organ, Pat Robertson needs to watch his "pie hole" and Rachel Maddow isn't very good with the whole timing thing. Watch and learn, pundits! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Tragedy in Haiti; the Evils of Wall Street

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2010 Is the tragic story of the Haiti earthquake as much about poverty and failed governance as it is about a natural disaster? Is the Banking Commission a kangaroo court? And what does the Massachusetts special election have to do with the future of the health care plan in Congress? All this and more on this week's episode of "Left, Right & Center." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

News Minute: Haiti, Health Care, Arenas’ Plea

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2010 In this brief news update, The Associated Press reports about the status of relief efforts in Haiti and the latest in the ongoing saga of health care reform in Washington. In other news from our nation's capital, Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas pleads guilty to a felony gun charge. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Limbaugh Politicizes Haiti Aid, Warns About Donating

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2010 Rush Limbaugh's not one to miss an opportunity to diss the Obama administration, and in his latest class act the conservative radio impresario was nothing if not consistent. Not only did Limbaugh warn against sending money to Haiti via the White House, he also used American racial politics to explain the president's impulse to help. What's more, he seemed to suggest that listeners not donate to Haiti at all -- although he denied later that this was his intention. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )