(Euronews: 0143 PST, March 30, 2011) Dummies substituted for politicians in Belgium on the day the country ties Iraq for the record time without a new government: 289 days. Many of them throwing shoes at the dummies, some 10,000 Belgians were protesting a failure by their federal government and the regional government of Flanders to agree on rights for health care workers.

One protester said: "It's high time they do something about this. We want a salary increase and more staff, otherwise we can't work properly."

With thoughtful insight into the devastation that struck Haiti yesterday, Link TV board member Danny Glover spoke with our friends at GRITtv today to discuss steps forward for the Haitian capital. Glover points out that in this great moment of internationalism, the U.S. has the opportunity to rebuild its relationship with Haiti, and he voices a warning that disasters like this will inevitably strike again as climate change continues. This GRITtv clip also includes a harrowing interview with Marie St. Cyr, a prominent AIDS activist with family in Haiti.

More blog posts on Haiti:

• In the Aftermath of the Haitian Earthquake, What You Can Do
• Ten Sources of Information on Haiti