Haiti slow to recover from 2010 quake

Tomorrow marks the second anniversary of the devastating earthquake that killed about 300,000 people. President Michel Martelly in a report from earlier this week said that 800,000 Haitians are living without electricity, 500,000 can’t read or write, and 8 out 10 live on less than $2 a day. Though half of the rubble has been cleared and reconstruction has begun, Haiti has a long way to go in its recovery effort.
on Sun, 22nd Jan at 1:00 am

"The U.S. Marine Corps has launched an investigation into a video that purports to show American Marines urinating on the dead bodies of Taliban members...".* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
on Fri, 13th Jan at 9:42 am

Jamaican Till I Die!: Local Body Foreign Mind

A public relation company came to Jamaica back in the late 70’s and performed an experiment, they invited some ladies to look at two sets of brassieres, one set marked made in Jamaica and the other set marked made in the United States. All the individuals taking part came to the same unanimous decision that the Bras marked made in the United States was of better quality, hands down, they went into details, showing superior stitching work, the professional quality of the bras that was made in the United States as oppose to those made in Jamaica, which they said was poor workmanship and lower quality, not good value for money and will not last long.
on Sat, 26th Nov 2011 at 1:00 am

the understatement: US Wealth Distribution Visualized

The most obvious problem with this chart, as correctly identified by Neven Mrgan, is that it doesn’t provide a visual correlation between the population and wealth distributions. In fact, it doesn’t provide a visual display of the population distribution at all.
on Tue, 08th Nov 2011 at 1:00 am

Occupy Wall Street global protests - The Big Picture

Global protests against economic injustice gripped cities over the weekend, predominantly on Saturday, October 15. Solidarity with Spain's "Indignants" and New York's "Occupy Wall Street" protesters brought demonstrations over the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few and the worldwide economic crisis to cities from Hong Kong to Tulsa. Hundreds of thousands joined the mostly peaceful demonstrations, although arrests were made in many cities, and clashes with police in Rome became particularly violent. The movement shows no signs of slowing. Gathered here are images from cities large and small. -- Lane Turner (40 photos total)
on Sat, 22nd Oct 2011 at 1:00 am

Traveling along Marcus Garvey Drive one will notice a park -- maintained by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) -- a gas station, a gully with stagnant water, from which sewage fumes haunt the people residing in the informal community of 2 Marcus Garvey Drive, known to them as Coconut Walk. As the vision for downtown Kingston's redevelopment inches its way to becoming a reality, the city's residents have expressed concern about their inclusion in the process
on Tue, 18th Oct 2011 at 1:00 am

But, seriously...

A scantily-clad, plus-sized female visitor to Barbados was ridiculed a spectacle today in Bridgetown for a mob of camera-toting people, causing rumours to stir by a confused public that she after which she allegedly broke down in tears and had to be police-escorted away from the scene. In reality, the joke was on us, because she apparently LOVED it.
on Wed, 21st Sep 2011 at 1:00 am