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Black Republican Gets Enraged Over Katrina at RNC

Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks AlterNet: Video. September 4, 2008.
Founder of HipHopRepublicans becomes violent with Cenk.

New Orleans, Three Years Later

Jordan Flaherty, Left Turn. August 29, 2008.
Despite sunny media reports about post-Katrina rebuilding, the facts on the ground reveal a stark portrait of a city transformed.

Katrina Pain Index: Measuring New Orleans' Devastation Three Years Later

Bill Quigley, CounterPunch. August 29, 2008.
The United States' economic crisis and simultaneous wars have left New Orleans as an afterthought. This is what the city looks like today.

New Orleans Public Housing Defenders Face Terror Charges

Bill Weinberg, AlterNet. July 30, 2008.
As activists continue to fight for people's rights to keep their homes in New Orleans, repression by local authorities is brutal.

As Climate Changes Threatens U.S. Gulf States, Federal Agencies Twiddle Thumbs

Chris Mooney, Science Progress. April 13, 2008.
We ought to be outraged at how poor a job our government is doing when it comes to processing information about global warming.

How the Army Corps Is Swindling Americans

Michael Grunwald, Grist.org. April 2, 2008.
With the help of Congress, they've been ripping off Americans long before the Katrina debacle, and no one's willing to stop them.

Krugman on Bush and McCain's Housing Crisis Response: "It’s Like Katrina" to Say "Let People Suffer"

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: Video. March 31, 2008.
"It would be a little different if the administration said housing prices are going up. If they hadn’t said there’s no bubble," said Krugman.

Outrage and Controversy at NY Museum Art Show Depicting Police Brutality

Dread Scott, AlterNet. March 29, 2008.
Artist Dread Scott argues that the controversy over his art installation only proves his point about "America's abuses of power."

It's Now Official: Bush Has Katrina-ized the US Economy.

Jon Ponder, Pensito Review AlterNet: PEEK. March 19, 2008.
Bush tops "Heckuva job Brownie" with clueless comment on financial meltdown: "I want to thank you, Mr. Secretary, for working over the weekend"

McCain Can't Quit John Hagee: Right Wing Televangelist Blames Hurricane Katrina on Gay Pride and More [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. March 5, 2008.
Horrible Hagee highlights, like saying God will send terrorists to attack America for supporting a two state solution in Israel/Palestine.

Bush Admin on FEMA's Toxic Trailers: Screw the Poor!

Christy Hardin Smith, Firedoglake AlterNet: Health and Wellness. January 31, 2008.
The Bush Administration, FEMA and Governor Hailey Barbour -- just said screw the poor, let's build more casinos and luxury accommodations.

Networks Ignore Gulf Coast in Presidential Debates

Jeffrey Buchanan, AlterNet. January 30, 2008.
This is an American human rights crisis that certainly deserves to be addressed as Americans choose their next president.

FEMA Covered Up Cancer Risk in its Toxic Katrina Trailers

Pam Spaulding, Pam's House Blend AlterNet: PEEK. January 29, 2008.
At this point, there's nothing left to shock when it comes to the handling of post-Katrina matters involving FEMA.

Army Corps of Engineers Tries to Censor Spoof of Their Levees Investigation [VIDEO]

Cliff Schecter, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. November 20, 2007.
Watch the video (made by a 17-year-old!) and see what is obviously too dangerous for most of our minds to handle.

Bush Wildfires Response Can't Atone For Katrina Blunder

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. October 25, 2007.
Too bad Bush didn't race aid to the Gulf Coast as quickly as he did to Southern California.

Kanye West: "I Have a Hard Time Believing Bush Cares About Anyone" [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. September 24, 2007.
The outspoken rap star defends and expands on his memorable outburst following Hurricane Katrina.

GOP '08 Candidate Tancredo to Katrina Victims: Drop Dead

Terry Keleher, AlterNet: PEEK. September 5, 2007.
Terry Keleher: Like Bush, he's now proven that he's presidential material since he clearly doesn't care about Black people.

Katrina, Two Years Later: Still Waiting for Bush to Deliver on Promises [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. August 29, 2007.
Bush promised he would do whatever if takes for as long as it takes and then completely turned his back on rebuilding the Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Katrina: Who's to Blame for this Unnatural Disaster

Ari Kelman, The Nation. August 29, 2007.
A batch of new books on Hurricane Katrina investigate who is responsible for the tragedy.

What New Orleans Looks Like Two Years Later [VIDEO]

Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films. August 29, 2007.
Tens of thousands of families in the Gulf Coast region are still without homes, and there is something very specific you can do to help.

It's Katrina's 2nd Anniversary and Tens of Thousands Are Still Without Homes [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. August 28, 2007.
There is something very specific you can do to help. Sign the petition urging the Senate to pass Chris Dodd's Gulf Coast Recovery Bill of 2007.

Voices From the Gulf: "They're Using a National Disaster to Do Their Dirty Work" [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. August 27, 2007.
Two years after Katrina, the Gulf Coast is still recovering, and thousands of personal stories remain unheard. This is one of those stories.

Joe Lieberman Betrays Hurricane Katrina Victims

Jane Hamsher, AlterNet: PEEK. August 27, 2007.
Jane Hamsher: Obama has a plan, as does Edwards but Lieberman has sabotaged the investigation of the White House's response to Hurricane Katrina.

Are Bush, Pawlenty and Norquist Accessories to Murder in the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse?

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. August 3, 2007.
Howie Klein: With Republicans in charge, you get the inability for a society to act effectively and efficiently in the case of unforseen tragedies like Katrina or you get bridges with structural problems not being attended to.

In the Lawless Post-Katrina Cleanup, Construction Companies Are Preying on Workers

Brian Beutler, Media Consortium. July 16, 2007.
After Hurricane Katrina pummeled the Gulf Coast, construction companies have squeezed billions out of federal contracts with few labor regulations and almost no oversight, allowing outrageous worker abuses to occur.

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