The photos coming out of Haiti depict an apocalyptic nightmare. Yesterday I donated some money to Partners in Health, and I hope you do too. The website of Oakland's Food First has a post on organization to whom you should send some money, in case you want to donate but are not sure where to send your money. American Red Cross might be a good organization to contribute to as well. Do it soon. Read more here.

(a.k.a. Doctors Without Borders) has deployed doctors and emergency temporary hospitals. It takes them at least

. These temporary hospitals are important because, after the initial death toll of 40 to 50 thousand people, some estimate that another 50,000 will die due to poor medical capacity.