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Clintons Will Have a Big Say in Haiti's Future

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (July 14) -- In this city, it is called the Interim Haitian Recovery Commission. But in Washington, skeptical insiders have dubbed it "the Bill and Hillary Fund." The Interim Haitian Recovery Commission (IHRC) was created by an official decree of President Rene Preval in April and will be a joint...

NYC Turns Fake Goods Into Genuine Relief for Haiti

(April 25) -- New York's Chinatown is synonymous with bargains, from dumplings to massages. But what tempts many visitors down to this part of lower Manhattan is its vast array of designer knockoffs -- illegal merchandise with labels claiming to be the likes of Gucci or Prada, but with price tags fit for Walmart or...

Five Ways to Check on How to Donate to Haiti

(March 31) -- In the weeks following the earthquake in Haiti, hundreds of people asked me to whom they should give donations. I made cursory recommendations based on organizations whose work I already knew. But for the most part, I put off their questions. I did so for two reasons. First, I knew the real need for aid in...

Essay: Five Steps Toward Repairing Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (March 31) -- Today world leaders gathered at the U.N. headquarters in New York to discuss the future of Haiti. Life remains difficult there almost three months after the earthquake. Streets are soaked in urine. Shacks and tents populate town squares and empty lots. Farmers cannot sell their produce,...

MIT Student Develops $3 Wound-Healing Gadget

(March 29) -- Drawing inspiration from the bathroom aisle in Kmart, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate student has created a simple, inexpensive pump that could transform medical care, from disaster-relief efforts to day-to-day operations in American hospitals. Danielle Zurovcik, 28, created the pump, which...