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Using ALEC Playbook, Bobby Jindal Radically Reshapes Public Education

Julianne Hing, Colorlines.com. April 24, 2012.

Bobby Jindal has transformed public education in Louisiana and education advocates have deep concerns about who's going to benefit.

Heroic Activists in Louisiana Fight Back Against Corporate Greed

Matt Reichel, AlterNet. March 8, 2012.

A small group of activists in the Gulf are pushing back against predators who try to profit from disasters.

Are the Homeless Being Used as Pawns in a War on the Occupy Movement?

Matt Reichel, AlterNet. November 18, 2011.

Occupy NOLA did not face Tuesday crack-downs, but the closure of a homeless camp and a recent death have occupiers asking questions of city officials.

After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Community Groups Are Winning Progressive Victories

Mandy Van Deven, AlterNet. August 24, 2011.

Activists in post-Katrina New Orleans have worked hard to clean up some of the more troubling aspects of their beloved city.

A Crisis in New Orleans: The Incarceration Capital of America

Jordan Flaherty, CounterPunch. November 10, 2010.

New Orleans' jail, damaged by Hurricane Katrina, needs to be replaced. How big will the city make it, and in what direction will that take the city's criminal justice system?

Younger People Are Fundamentally Less Concerned with Race, Putting the Republicans on the Defensive

Melissa Harris-Lacewell, The Nation. June 11, 2010.

Why conservatives are shuddering with apocalyptic anxiety about generational trends.

The Five Creepiest Moments of the Southern Republican Leadership Conference

Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. April 12, 2010.

If anything can make you forget 3,500 Republicans chomping reindeer jerky, it's Sarah Palin screaming "Who dat!"

People in New Orleans Are Being Pushed Out of Their Homes--And Now, They're Pushing Back

Tram Nguyen, Colorlines.com. April 7, 2010.

Public housing demolitions and disastrous redevelopment policies have turned New Orleans' housing crisis into a human rights emergency.

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.

Sex Workers in New Orleans Are Being Labeled Sex Offenders

Jordan Flaherty, Colorlines.com. January 25, 2010.

New Orleans police are using a state law written in 1805 for child molesters to charge hundreds of sex workers as sex offenders.

Has Disaster Profiteering Already Begun in Haiti?

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. January 18, 2010.

The Orwellian-named International Peace Operations Association didn't waste much time in offering the "services" of its member companies to swoop down on Haiti.

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.

Hurricane Katrina Even More of a Man-Made Disaster Than We Thought

Laura Flanders, TheNation.com. November 24, 2009.

A federal district judge has ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers was indeed responsible for part of the devastation in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward.