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Rights Amid the Rubble
The flow of aid is heartening. But with Haiti's government in shambles, the global community has to step up to guard human rights and stave off "the disaster after the disaster."
Half a Victory
Democrats won the first round on health care last night, but centrist Senators Ben Nelson and Joe Lieberman took to the talk shows today to say the current bill won't pass. Peter Beinart on why the public option might be doomed.
The Katrina Horror Story You Haven't Heard
As a shocking New Orleans documentary airs on HBO tonight, Phyllis Montana-LeBlanc-bestselling author and gutsy survivor-explains why the city is still drowning.
Great Botched Moments in Catastrophe Response
As his countrymen sorted through the rubble after Monday's earthquake, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi declared that they should treat their newfound homelessness like "a weekend of camping." The Daily Beast remembers some of the great insensitive moments of crisis response through the years.















