On AlterNet: katrina

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "katrina"

In Mississippi, Latinos Rebuild The Coast and Revitalize The Economy, But Are Still Targeted by Harsh Raids

Marcelo Ballve, New American Media. September 15, 2011.

Since 2005, Hispanics have been pouring into Mississippi, helping to rebuild the coast and comprising a vital force in the state's economy.

As Hurricane Irene Hits the East Coast, Let's Not Forget the Lessons of the Last Big Storm to Shake America

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. August 26, 2011.

Hurricane Katrina hit nearly 6 years ago. As the Northeast readies for a major storm, who's being left out of the disaster preparation?

Compounding Housing Burdens in Coastal Alabama: Katrina and the BP Oil Spill

Adren Wilson, AlterNet. October 6, 2010.

The hundreds of Alabama households affected by Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill cannot afford to go another year living in less than dignified conditions.

Gulf Coast Braces for Economic Disasater In Wake of BP Oil Spill

Sarah Laskow, AlterNet. May 8, 2010.

As if the ecological destruction weren't enough, the Gulf Coast economy faces billions in losses from BP's recklessness.

Post-Katrina Shootings by Police Get Federal Attention

A.C. Thompson, Laura Maggi, Brendan McCarthy, ProPublica. February 19, 2010.

New information shows that the FBI has “broadened their investigation of the New Orleans Police Department and are now looking into three post-Katrina police shootings.

Electing a New Mayor and Winning the Superbowl Aren't Enough to Rescue New Orleans

Jordan Flaherty, ColorLines. February 9, 2010.

The city needs federal support and visionary leadership from all branches of government. Only time will tell if those needs will be met.

Disney's "The Princess and the Frog" Actually Contains a Powerful Message About Post-Katrina New Orleans

Melissa Harris-Lacewell, TheNation.com. December 23, 2009.

The film, which features Disney's first African-American princess, supplies admirable political allegory.

We're Doing a Heckuva Job Helping Those Devastated by the Economic Meltdown

Karen Dolan, Diana Pearce, AlterNet. December 7, 2009.

Like the levees in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, the safety net is failing Americans battered by the 'Great Recession' of 2008-2009.

GOP Lawmaker Cao: Obama Administration 'Has Been Tremendous' For New Orleans on Katrina Recovery Effort

Ben Armbruster, November 12, 2009.

More important to have the Administration engaged in New Orleans, than for the President to appear in photo-ops.

Louisiana Cooks Up a Gumbo of New Americans

Wendy Feliz Sefsaf, Immigration Impact. October 27, 2009.

If America is the melting pot, Louisiana is creating its own immigration Gumbo

How Corporate Media Are Washing Away Katrina From America's Mind

FAIRSeptember 10, 2009.

Four years on, MSM continue to neglect an ongoing disaster.

Katrina Disaster Retold in Comic Book Form?

Staff, GRITtv. September 3, 2009.

An unlikely work of art hits close to home by portraying real stories from the Katrina disaster, 4 years later.

Maddow Makes Tom Ridge Sweat Over Iraq

Beta Tester, AlterNet. September 3, 2009.

"I don't think you guys get back your credibility on national security until you realize that [going to war] was a wrong decision."

Fox Guest Compares 'Cash for Clunkers' Program to Katrina

Ben Armbruster, ThinkProgress. August 5, 2009.

Seems inappropriate.

GOPer: 'Future Katrina Victims Don't Deserve Emergency Aid'

Jed Lewison, Daily Kos. July 22, 2009.

Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) wants to make sure nobody thinks the GOP has even one single ounce of empathy.

Katrina Survivors Outraged By Jindal's Lies

Staff, Color of Change. February 28, 2009.

Jindal, it's time to apologize.

Liar! Bobby Jindal Revises His Katrina Story

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. February 27, 2009.

It looks like Jindal is trying to walk his Katrina story back a bit.

Jindal's Speech Wasn't Only Bad, It Was Full of Sh*t

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville. February 27, 2009.

Surprise, surprise.

Appalling: The Untold Story of Hurricane Katrina's Violent Race War

Jill Tubman, Jack & Jill Politics. December 19, 2008.

Armed whites targeted innocent black victims fleeing from the storm’s aftermath.

Three Years After Katrina, Bush's FEMA Still Sucks

Blue Texan, Firedoglake. September 16, 2008.

Good to see that W. has learned the lessons of Katrina.

Cheney Passed on Katrina Recovery Because 'He Doesn't Do Touchy-Feely'

Ryan Powers, ThinkProgress. September 16, 2008.

Dick Cheney refused President Bush's request to head up a "cabinet-level task force" aimed at speeding the recovery effort.

Five Things You Need to Know about Hurricanes

Carl Pope, Huffington Post. September 8, 2008.

Three years after Katrina and a week since Gustav, we are in need of a sobering reminder of some basic truths.

Is New Orleans Really Ready for Gustav?

Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor. August 31, 2008.

As Gustav bears down, the greatest threat is the potential for a 20-foot storm surge that could overtop the region's vast fortifications.

Reconstruction After Katrina: Brazen Housing Discrimination Continues

Lizzy Ratner, The Nation. August 30, 2008.

White parishes are zoning minorities out of neighborhoods all over New Orleans.

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.