new orleans
October 7, 2005 -
The appalling failure of public and private relief agencies to help people in New Orleans and other hurricane-struck areas of the Gulf has provided many stories of sadness and outrage.
October 3, 2005 -
If you haven't read it yet, definitely check out the piece by New Orleans architect Anthony Fontenot and author/scholar Mike Davis (who wrote this prescient article last year), penned after spending a week in New Orleans talking to locals, officials and surveying the hurricane aftermath.
September 20, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal
September 16, 2005 -
From the blog this morning of TV anchor Brian Williams at MSNBC:
September 13, 2005 -
Wade Rathke, a legendary organizer with ACORN (Association of Communities Organized for Reform Now) and SEIU Local 100 based in New Orleans, has been sharing some very interesting thoughts on his personal blog.
September 9, 2005 -
According to today's Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire, Rep. Richard Baker (R-LA) of Baton Rouge is overheard telling lobbyists:
September 6, 2005 -
New Orleans resident Wade Rathke, who is also chief organizer for the low-income organziation ACORN and SEIU Local 100, has some thoughts about what's needed in New Orleans now.