On the blog, I write about the social-environmental history that needs to be explored to understand why crises like poverty, AIDS, mudslides, and this week’s earthquake have been so devastating to the Haitian people.

Bottom line: Haiti is battling not only mudslides and earthquakes, but a colonial legacy that has predisposed its people to one devastating crisis after another.

Please consider helping with the humanitarian relief for earthquake victims:

• Doctors Without Borders USA
• AmeriCares
• An additional list of aid agencies can be found at the NY Times.