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What Haiti’s tall coffee trees reveal about the country, its history, and—perhaps—its future

The following excerpt is adapted from Haitian Coffee Grows on Trees, my short book that uses coffee as a vehicle to explore how things…

Feb 10, 2017

What Haiti’s tall coffee trees reveal about the country, its history, and—perhaps—its future

Feb 10, 2017

On Doing Business in Haiti

‘The people in Haiti don’t want handouts. They want economic opportunity and good jobs.’

Sep 23, 2013

On Doing Business in Haiti

Sep 23, 2013

Chávez’s Oil for Haiti, No Strings Attached

Venezuela has given Haiti tankers of oil under preferential financing terms for years. What’s not to love?

Sep 21, 2013

Chávez’s Oil for Haiti, No Strings Attached

Sep 21, 2013

One Tablet Per Haitian

Surtab’s Made-in-Haiti touchscreen tablets may help blaze a trail back to electronics manufacturing in the country

Sep 17, 2013

One Tablet Per Haitian

Sep 17, 2013

Poverty and the Capacity to Manage Life’s Shocks

An insurance company looks to help transform the way Haitians think about — and prepare for — risk

Sep 13, 2013

Poverty and the Capacity to Manage Life’s Shocks

Sep 13, 2013

Immigration As Economic Adventure, and Opportunity

Haitians compare previous work experiences in the United States to economic prospects at home

Aug 30, 2013

Immigration As Economic Adventure, and Opportunity

Aug 30, 2013

The Booming Sector of Haiti’s Economy That Produces Nothing

How the country’s institutions help discourage value-adding production

Aug 20, 2013

The Booming Sector of Haiti’s Economy That Produces Nothing

Aug 20, 2013

The Fledgling Food Truck Scene in Haiti’s Capital Has Nothing to Do With Aid Distributions

Aug 9, 2013

The Fledgling Food Truck Scene in Haiti’s Capital Has Nothing to Do With Aid Distributions

Aug 9, 2013

Journalists Are Not Scientists

How scientific terminology helped obscure findings about the U.N.’s role in Haiti’s cholera outbreak

Jul 30, 2013

Journalists Are Not Scientists

Jul 30, 2013

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How the U.S. Government Helped Stall Haiti in a 30-Year- (and Counting) ‘T-Shirt Phase’

If you’ve bought clothes from Target, Gap, or Levi’s, there’s a good chance your garments passed through the hands of a Haitian at work in…

Jul 25, 2013

How the U.S. Government Helped Stall Haiti in a 30-Year- (and Counting) ‘T-Shirt Phase’

Jul 25, 2013

Tate Watkins

Tate Watkins

editor/researcher at @perctweets; one-time economics journalist and coffee guy in Haiti @tatewatkins goo.gl/C02UJY

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