Haiti; Banking Commission; Healthcare-MA Special Election
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We are witnessing one of humanity's most unbearable tragedies following the earthquake in Haiti. It allows us to ask is this as much a story about poverty and failed governance as it is of natural disasters; does it allow us a chance to show human compassion and empathy? Will bankers ever learn the evils of their ways? Is the Banking Commission a kangaroo court? Is it true that the only thing wrong with capitalism is capitalists? Are we witnessing socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor? The worship of free markets or a complete betrayal? Plus, will the Massachusetts special election make the difference between a healthcare plan or dissolution of that dream?
Banner image: Haitians involved in rescue efforts in Port-au-Prince are shown after hearing screams under the rubble of a college following a powerful earthquake that left much of the capital city in ruins January 14. Photo: Frederic Dupoux/Getty Images
Links:
- David Brooks on using the devastation from the Haiti quake to rethink our approach to global poverty
- Regarding Pat Robertson's comments on Haiti, the devil
- Ruth Limbaugh on how Obama is using tragedy in Haiti
- Jeremy Rifkin on empathy and the Haitian crisis
- Wall Street Journal on record bank bonuses
- Obama on proposed new fees for major banks
- Bloomberg on Treasury Secretary Geithner, AIG emails
- Huffington's 'Sleep Challenge 2010'
- Newsweek on how healthcare reform will affect you
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