katrina

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 6, 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 5, 2005 - Instituter Elena Everett and I are headed down to Louisiana and Mississippi this week for a first-hand look at the rebuilding process in the post-hurricane Gulf, as part of our coverage for Gulf Coast Re

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:

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November 23, 2005 - If things don't work out in government, there's always the get-rich-quick promise of government contracting.

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.

November 19, 2005 - Cross-posted from Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch

November 16, 2005 - Cross-posted from the Institute's new project covering the post-hurricane rebuilding of the South, Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch