Why Is Haiti Poor? Politics, Disaster and the Predatory State

Mark Danner discusses the disastrous earthquake in Haiti, showing how its devastating consequences are rooted in the country's turbulent history and predatory government. Mark Danner, a UC Berkeley professor of journalism, has covered war, foreign affairs and political violence for two decades. He is the author of "Torture and Truth" (2004) and, most recently, "Stripping Bare the Body: Politics Violence War".