As we go to press all of us are shaken to the core by the agony and suffering we see daily on our screens. It is in good part Western economic and political domination of Haiti that has left the people there completely vulnerable. How can we respond? Jubilee USA urges us to call on the Obama administration to take two specific steps to ensure a quick and just response to the crisis in Haiti: (1) Provide massive assistance for relief and reconstruction in the form of grants, not loans; (2) Cancel the rest of Haiti's debt. The World Bank announced that it is putting a moratorium on debt service for five years – a positive first step; and the IMF has announced a moratorium on debt service for two years. But it is essential to keep strong pressure on these institutions and our government..