Gulf Coast
December 7, 2005 -
A hush came over the plane as we started our descent into New Orleans. Everyone was looking out the windows, taking in the devastation below. "It makes a big difference when you actually see it, with your own eyes, doesn't it?" said the woman next to me.
December 6, 2005 -
C-SPAN 2 is now showing live testimony from African-American survivors of Katrina. They're testifying for a special hearing held by Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA). Mama D from the 7th Ward is on fire:
December 5, 2005 -
Next time you hear someone complaining about the "set-asides" and other "special breaks" supposedly granted to businesses run by African-American and other "minority" owners, here's a story from yesterday's Charlotte Observer:
December 2, 2005 -
As if the old questions weren't enough. Rep. Henry Waxman's Government Reform Minority Office is on the case:
December 1, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal Studies Confirm New Orleans Levees' Flaws:
November 23, 2005 -
As we reported last night at Reconstruction Watch -- our new website watch-dogging the Gulf rebuilding process -- some 50,000 renters facing evictions from their houses won a big victory last night.