Laura Flanders Show - Antony Loewenstein and M. Jacqui Alexander

- Six years ago this week, Haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake. Billions of dollars in aid were pledged, but little made it to the people in need. Why did that happen? To find the answers to that question and more, Laura talks to Anthony Loewenstein about disaster capitalism, and M. Jacqui Alexander discusses anti-colonial movements. Antony Loewenstein is an Australian independent freelance journalist, author, documentarian and blogger. Among his books are My Israel Question, The Blogging Revolution, and Profits of Doom. His newest book is Disaster Capitalism: Making A Killing Out Of Catastrophe. M. Jacqui Alexander is a writer, teacher, creator and founding director of the Tobago Center for the Study and Practice of Indigenous Spirituality. All that and a a commentary from Laura on truth in labeling and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement. teleSUR