The Heritage Foundation didn't wait very long after the earthquake in Haiti to issue its recommendations for Shock Doctrine-style "reforms," and the IMF has already offered a conditional loan to help rebuild. Haiti has seen enough of this type of policy already, and is in need of a different type of thinking: one not imposed from without, but developed from within the country and its communities.

To discuss what would really help the people of Haiti, we ask architect Rodney Leon, working on the Belle Reve sustainable housing development in Haiti and a member of The Haitian Roundtable group, Michele Wucker, Executive Director of the World Policy Institute and author of Why the Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians, and the Struggle for Hispaniola, and Bill Fletcher Jr., executive editor of Black Commentator, author of Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path toward Social Justice.

Frank Schaeffer grew up in the religious right and knew Pat Robertson well--he tells the story in his books, Crazy for God: and Patience with God, and appeared recently on our show to talk about it. When Robertson made headlines last week saying that an earthquake hit Haiti because of a "deal with the devil," Schaeffer was moved to respond in a blog post, and he joined us to offer his thoughts on who's really cursed.

Haiti's musical culture is deeply embedded, and even now earthquake survivors are using song to help sustain them. Goussy Celestin is a Haitian-American pianist, singer, and dancer, and she joins us to perform a Haitian song, "Nan Fon Bwa," and talk about the ways artists have stepped up to support Haiti.

"The successful movement is always going to be ordinary people doing extraordinary things," says Kevin Alexander Gray, longtime civil rights organizer. Gray joins us in studio to talk about his new book, Waiting for Lightning to Strike: The Fundamentals of Black Politics, the myth of post-racial America, James Brown, and why he calls Obama's administration "the Novocaine presidency."

Thanks to the Cine Institute for video in today's show. The Institute provides Haitian youth with film education, work opportunities, and produces films with students and graduates.

If you've already given money to Haiti, but want to know what else you can do, we suggest joining the growing calls for forgiving Haiti's foreign debts. Some nations have already said they will do so, but more pressure can only help. The ONE campaign, the Hunger Site, and Jubilee USA have action you can take, and you can also contact your Congressperson.

Benefit concerts are happening around the country; some that Goussy Celestin recommended here in New York are at Le Poisson Rouge, at the Caribbean Cultural Center, and one at Drom where she will be performing this Sunday.