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Is Haiti’s Reconstruction Path Paved in Gold?

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Women pan for gold in Haiti.Women pan for gold in Haiti. (Screengrab: The Real News)More than two years since an earthquake shook Haiti to its core, and as reconstruction continues, US and Canadian mining companies make a fortune off recently discovered gold. But do the Haitian people benefit?

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