The world is full of miserable places. One way of living comfortably is not to think about them or, when you do, to send money

If you look just at the decades after 1934, you know it's hard to point to really inspired and positive support from outside of Haiti, to Haiti, and much easier to point to either small-minded or downright mean-spirited policies.

I would say that, intellectually, Catholicism had no more impact on me than did social theory.

But as for activism, my parents did what they could, given the constraints, but were never involved in the causes I think of when I think of activists.

Some people talk about Haiti as being the graveyard of development projects.

60% of workers surveyed said if their employer took action to support the mental wellbeing of all staff, they would feel more loyal, motivated, committed and be likely to recommend their workplace as a good place to work.

The human rights community has focused very narrowly on political and civil rights for many decades, and with reason, but now we have to ask how can we broaden the view.