August 30, 2007 -
On January 30th and 31st, CNN, the L.A. Times and Politico.com are hosting Democratic and Republican presidential debates. At Politico.com you can vote for questions to be asked of the candidates. ColorOfChange.org and other advocates are mounting an online campaign to get a question asked about the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act (H.R. 4048), the plan we've written about before that would create 100,000 good-paying jobs in the Gulf Coast and help people rebuild their communities.
August 30, 2007 -
There are a number of sites featuring excellent unfiltered voices from the Gulf, for an "on-the-ground" perspective of the Gulf recovery. We mentioned two earlier here.
August 30, 2007 -
The Institute's new report on the Katrina two-year anniversary -- Blueprint for Gulf Renewal: The Katrina Crisis and a Community Agenda for Action (pdf) -- is making a big media splash and helping change the debate about the Gulf Coast recovery.
August 30, 2007 -
From the Institute's report, Blueprint for Gulf Renewal: The Katrina Crisis and a Community Agenda for Action, released this week. The need for housing
August 30, 2007 -
President Bush in New Orleans yesterday:
August 29, 2007 -
From the Institute's report, Blueprint for Gulf Renewal: The Katrina Crisis and a Community Agenda for Action, released this week. Rebuilding and Recovery
August 29, 2007 -
National Public Radio has a piece today covering the theme of our recent report, Blueprint for Gulf Renewal (pdf) -- that much of the so-called "big check" of $116 billion that Washington leaders say ha