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Why is Haiti suffering so? Read “The Ransom” in the New York Times

After an extraordinary year, even for Haiti, of unrest, disaster, and turmoils, many have wondered: How did Haiti get to this place? And what is the way forward? The New York Times pursued these questions in this extraordinary 4-part series, “The Ransom.” Reading it is a humbling, enlightening, and necessary experience, to understand the DR’s partner on the island, and the US’s influence on both.