This occupies my mind right now

"The incapacitation of Haiti" (article)

"'The media coverage of the earthquake is marked by an almost complete divorce of the disaster from the social and political history of Haiti,' Canadian Haiti Solidarity Activist Yves Engler said in an interview. 'They repeatedly state that the government was completely unprepared to deal with the crisis. This is true. But they left out why.'"

It all connects to the history of foreign intervention in Haiti which has stripped haitians of their right to self-determination.
Here is a longer piece on that.
It is interesting and sad reading.

Otherwise the city is sort of holding it's breath to see how hard the storms will hit. School is out until Monday. The last news I heard though was that Tomas would pass right in between Cuba and Haiti, which would mean less damage. But we've post-poned leaving for the training. Maybe tomorrow, but right now the situation is just too insecure, since there's nothing to know for sure about hurricanes. It could pick up speed, or it could decline. We'll see. And I'll keep you posted.

/L