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We need action, not a conversation
By Ardain Isma CSMS Magazine If a black man were to stand on top of a building and threaten to jump to his death before an audience of bewildered individuals, I’m sure the reaction would be alarming. Few people—victims of some deep seated prejudices...
Michel Martelly seeks immunity from prosecution
CSMS Magazine Less than 48 hours before he vacates the presidency, the Haitian president embarks upon a mission to win security guarantee from his adversaries. He wants to make sure that all prospective charges against him be kept at bay and that he be...
Michel Martelly is politically doomed
CSMS Magazine Editorial He never was a button-down technocrat or a straight-jacket politician. He was simply a coon, a modern-day overseer ushered into Haiti’s highest office to send the clearest message to Haitians everywhere: “You’re good to...
Haiti: Stop crying, let’s fight on!
CSMS Magazine Another sad day for Haiti as this one marks the 6th anniversary of the devastated earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands. It was a calamity that left irreparable, psychological harm to Haitians everywhere. Haiti never recovers from...
The New York Times: Martelly’s election was illegitimate!
CSMS Magazine There is a growing consensus among Haiti watchers in Washington that the Obama Administration is on the verge of committing a serious foreign policy blunder in the Caribbean. The New York Times editorial may be the biggest public manifestation...
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
CSMS Magazine I’m sure your Thanksgiving Day is off to a good start. Where ever you are in the USA, we hope your day is homely and, most importantly, you are surrounded by those who love you to the deepest end of their hearts. It’s almost dinner time,...
Bernie Sanders tells them like it is!
CSMS Magazine staff writers If you were looking for the perfect example to justify class antagonisms in the United States, this election cycle certainly provides one; and the Bernie Sanders phenomenon has definitely caught them by the most fearsome dread....
July 28th 1915—July 28th 2015: One hundred years later
Ardain Isma CSMS Magazine Today is a painful day for all Haitians, wherever they are, for it marks 100 years of foreign domination in Haiti. It is a domination which began with a direct US military occupation and which has over the years morphed the...
Modern-day lynching in the Dominican Republic
CSMS Magazine Life for Haitians in the Dominican Republic has been described as hellish as best. There has been a wave of violence against people of Haitian ancestry and Haitian migrants. Not long ago, we reported on the precarious situation in which...