Jake Johnston

Jake Johnston is a research associate at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) in Washington, DC. He is the lead author for CEPR’s Haiti: Relief and Reconstruction Watch blog. His articles have been published in outlets such as Boston Review, The Hill, AlterNet and Truthout.

Motorcyclist and passenger riding in the streets of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, on February 27, 2025. Although gang violence is omnipresent in the capital, daily life continues as usual.

Haiti Doesn’t Need War. It Needs Peace. Haiti Doesn’t Need War. It Needs Peace.

As Haiti confronts deepening violence and political collapse, calls for military intervention risk repeating a long history of foreign policies that have destabilized the country....

Mar 13, 2026 / Jake Johnston

Is USAID Helping Haiti to Recover, or US Contractors to Make Millions?

Is USAID Helping Haiti to Recover, or US Contractors to Make Millions? Is USAID Helping Haiti to Recover, or US Contractors to Make Millions?

The international community pledged enough aid to give every Haitian a check for $1,000. The money went elsewhere.

Jan 21, 2015 / Jake Johnston

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