Journalist covering development economics, inequality, foreign aid & investment, governance, innovation and immigration.


Haiti’s politics of blame

Politics

As foreigners ask where aid money went, Haitians turn inward, demanding answers from their own government.

Post-quake US food aid hurt Haiti farmers

Politics
The World

Haiti cholera outbreak: blame game begins

Agence France-Presse

Four months and $2M US tax dollars later, Haiti’s new Parliament building sits unfinished

Politics
The World

Haiti’s unfinished Parliament

Haitian farmers call on US to stop subsidizing its own

The 2012 Farm Bill could reverse a decades-long policy of agricultural subsidies that has undercut Haiti’s local rice production.

The Multiplier Effect: Driving Haiti’s recovery by spending aid dollars locally

Just a small fraction of foreign aid has gone to Haitian businesses, but an NGO network is trying to change that.

Haiti’s road to recovery

Politics

A vital but treacherous highway is being rebuilt, just the kind of long-term development Haitians have been hoping for.

USAID contractor Chemonics cited for numerous mistakes in Haiti

Despite a problematic track record, US continues to award multimillion dollar contracts to the DC firm.

Income inequality: In Congo, a tale of two cities

Politics

In Africa’s fastest-growing city, a new haven for Congo’s wealthy burdens some of its poor.