EPISODE · Dec 13, 2022 · 9 MIN
Haiti and its Troubling Relationship with the United States
from The Round Room · host The Round Room at Emerson College
In this episode, we discuss the current political, economical, and social issues which Haiti has and continues to face and how involvement from the United States has affected the country. This podcast is hosted by Monica Rivera Sosa and Natalie Vasileff. To keep up with podcast updates, please follow us @theroundroompod on Instagram. Sources for this episode: 1. Harris, Mary. “What Haitians Really Need Right Now.” Slate Magazine, Slate, 25 Aug. 2021, https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/08/haiti-earthquake-moise-aid-history-disaster.html. 2. Katz, Jonathan M. “U.S. Intervention in Haiti Would Be a Disaster-Again.” Foreign Policy, 13 July 2021, https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/13/haiti-moise-invasion-washington-revolution-occupation-black-republic/. 3. North, James. “Haitians Have United against Foreign Intervention-and One Former U.S. Diplomat Agrees.” The New Republic, 13 Dec. 2022, https://newrepublic.com/article/168102/haiti-daniel-foote-ariel-henry. 4. Staff, Al Jazeera. “Haiti: One Year since President's Killing, Where Do Things Stand?” Politics News | Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera, 8 July 2022, https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/7/haiti-one-year-since-presidents-killing-where-do-things-stand. 5. Weindling, Jacob. “Haiti Is Poor Because Colonial Powers like the United States Made It That Way.” Pastemagazine.com, Paste Magazine, 12 Jan. 2018, https://www.pastemagazine.com/politics/haiti/haiti-is-poor-because-colonial-powers-like-the-uni/.
What this episode covers
In this episode, we discuss the current political, economical, and social issues which Haiti has and continues to face and how involvement from the United States has affected the country. This podcast is hosted by Monica Rivera Sosa and Natalie Vasileff. To keep up with podcast updates, please follow us @theroundroompod on Instagram. Sources for this episode: 1. Harris, Mary. “What Haitians Really Need Right Now.” Slate Magazine, Slate, 25 Aug. 2021, https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/08/haiti-earthquake-moise-aid-history-disaster.html. 2. Katz, Jonathan M. “U.S. Intervention in Haiti Would Be a Disaster-Again.” Foreign Policy, 13 July 2021, https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/13/haiti-moise-invasion-washington-revolution-occupation-black-republic/. 3. North, James. “Haitians Have United against Foreign Intervention-and One Former U.S. Diplomat Agrees.” The New Republic, 13 Dec. 2022, https://newrepublic.com/article/168102/haiti-daniel-foote-ariel-henry. 4. Staff, Al Jazeera. “Haiti: One Year since President's Killing, Where Do Things Stand?” Politics News | Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera, 8 July 2022, https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/7/haiti-one-year-since-presidents-killing-where-do-things-stand. 5. Weindling, Jacob. “Haiti Is Poor Because Colonial Powers like the United States Made It That Way.” Pastemagazine.com, Paste Magazine, 12 Jan. 2018, https://www.pastemagazine.com/politics/haiti/haiti-is-poor-because-colonial-powers-like-the-uni/.
NOW PLAYING
Haiti and its Troubling Relationship with the United States
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
Mar 26, 2026 ·1m
Mar 19, 2026 ·34m
Feb 18, 2026 ·11m
Feb 11, 2026 ·45m