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NACLA Report.  Subscribe in print today! Months after Haitians began asking “#KòtKòbPetwoKaribeA? Where are the PetroCaribe funds?” in August 2018, a new hashtag emerged: #NouPapDòmi. Ramping up pressure in the growing anti-corruption movement, activists camped out in front of the Court of Auditors in Port-au-Prince in December 2018. They dubbed their action Nou Pap Dòmi , meaning “We are watching,” or literally, “We are not sleeping.” The Court of Auditors, at the time due to release an initial report on the PetroCaribe scandal, later implicated several government officials ...

As vaccinations rise and case numbers go down in New York State, we continue our transition to in-person events. Here’s a sampling of in-person and online happenings for the week ahead. Event Honors Wappingers Baseball Giant | through April 30 To celebrate the return of baseball season, the Wappingers Historical Society is currently hosting a free online program about local legend and Baseball Hall of Famer Dennis “Big Dan” Brouthers through April 30. Called the “Terror of all Pitchers,” the 19th-century slugger led the league in batting average five times, the most by a 19th-centu...

The Foreign Roots of Haiti’s “Constitutional Crisis” Haiti’s president’s term has come to an end, but he refuses to step down. Solidarity is urgent. February 6, 2021 By Mark Schuller February 09, 2021 " Information Clearing House" - As per usual, news on Haiti in the United States remains limited, except for during periods of “crisis.” As if on cue, U.S. media began reporting on Haiti’s “constitutional crisis” this week. Sunday, February 7 is the end of Haitian ...

New Book Highlights Need for Solidarity for Humans to Survive Global Collapse Protesters block an entrance to Ineos plant on Bo’Ness Road on on October 23, 2020, in Grangemouth, Scotland. Jeff J. Mitchell / Getty Images By Is this the end? The end of capitalism? The end of the human species? Anyone who has closely observed developments of the last 10 years can be forgiven a quick affirmative response. In a decade that has seen startling discoveries in climate science (none positive), unprecedented fires, and increasingly frequent and far more destructive tropical storms and hurricanes,...