Michael Deibert, Writer

Michael Deibert is the author of Haiti Will Not Perish: A Recent History (Zed Books), In the Shadow of Saint Death: The Gulf Cartel and the Price of America's Drug War in Mexico (Lyons Press, 2014), The Democratic Republic of Congo: Between Hope and Despair (Zed Books, 2013) and Notes from the Last Testament: The Struggle for Haiti (Seven Stories Press, 2005). He can be followed at twitter.com/michaelcdeibert.

Thursday, June 03, 2010

Like Colombia, Iconic City Remains a Place of Promise and Peril

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Like Colombia, Iconic City Remains a Place of Promise and Peril By Michael Deibert Inter Press Service (Read the original article here ) Med...
Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Amid Elections, Armed Groups Hold Colombian Town under the Gun

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Amid Elections, Armed Groups Hold Colombian Town under the Gun By Michael Deibert Inter Press Service (Read the original article here ) CAUC...
Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Jamaicans hope to separate crime, politics

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(Given recent events in Jamaica, there has been some interest that I repost this story I wrote from the country in 2006, which contextualiz...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Hola desde Bogotá

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Arriving in Bogotá on Sunday morning I descended into a cool rush of bracing Andean air and the nerve centre, politically and otherwise, of ...
Friday, April 30, 2010

Michael Deibert named Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies at Coventry University

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In a very positive development, I have been named a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies at Coventry Universi...
Saturday, April 17, 2010

Haiti’s peasantry key to reconstruction

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Haiti’s peasantry key to reconstruction By Michael Deibert AlterNet (Read the original article here ) When US First Lady Michelle Obama paid...
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Friday, April 16, 2010

A vote of confidence?

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A vote of confidence? Published: April 15, 2010 Foreign Direct Investment (Read the original article here ) After a particularly turbulent ...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Why Haiti’s Debt Should Be Forgiven

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A friend of mine recently asked me why Haiti, among all countries, deserved to have its international debt forgiven, as the Inter-American D...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

President Obama signs historic health care bill

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The 44th President of the United States does what presidents for 100 years have been unable to do. One of the happiest moments that I have w...
Saturday, March 06, 2010

Michael Deibert interviewed on KPFK Pacifica Radio in Los Angeles

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I sat down for a fairly wide-ranging interview about Haiti with Suzi Weissman on her show Beneath The Surface on KPFK Pacifica Radio in Los ...
Saturday, February 27, 2010

From rubble to recovery

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From rubble to recovery Published: February 13, 2010 Foreign Direct Investment (Read the original article here ) A huge recovery challenge ...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Haitians Find Help Through the Airwaves

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My interview (along with Emilio San Pedro) on WNYC's The Takeaway this morning on the importance of Haitian radio can be heard here .
Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Thoughts on recent Haiti commentaries

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As a progressive reporter and analyst working on the ground in Haiti, I have gotten fairly used to reading ignorant commentary on the Caribb...
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Friday, February 05, 2010

Haitian Radio Returns to the Air

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Haitian Radio Returns to the Air By Michael Deibert Posted Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 Slate (Read the original article here ) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Hait...
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Michael Deibert interviewed on KDVS

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My interview on KDVS radio's It's About You, hosted by France Kassing, was broadcast today and can be heard here . The show also fea...
Saturday, January 23, 2010

The Haiti I love is still there

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The Haiti I love is still there Returning to my sometimes-home, I discovered devastation and friends who died, but the country's heart i...
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A History of Troubles Is Helping Haitians to Endure

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AMERICAS NEWS JANUARY 22, 2010, 7:40 P.M. ET A History of Troubles Is Helping Haitians to Endure By IAN...
Friday, January 22, 2010

Haiti: Tearing Down History

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Tearing Down History By Michael Deibert Posted Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, at 1:33 PM ET (Read the original article here ) PETIT-GOÂVE, Haiti—The...
Thursday, January 21, 2010

Michael Deibert interviewed on WNYC's The Takeaway

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My interview yesterday on WNYC's The Takeaway can be heard here .
Tuesday, January 19, 2010

One Week in, Haitians Are Still Hungry

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One Week in, Haitians Are Still Hungry By Michael Deibert Posted Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010, at 11:34 AM ET Slate (Read the original article her...
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I am an author and journalist who focuses on Haiti, the Great Lakes Region of Africa, Mexico, Guatemala and occasionally further afield in Africa, the Americas and Europe. Hopefully, that means being of some use in the struggle of economically and socially disadvantaged people to lead more just and decent lives. Photo © Hilary Wallis
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