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Obama in New Orleans -- Is That All There Is?

Harry Shearer | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics


Harry Shearer

Obama's New Orleans visit itinerary shows that he won't be addressing crucial disaster aversion issues. But he will be taking questions and meeting schoolchildren. Events, in short, that look good on TV.

New Orleans Faces "The Nation"

Harry Shearer | Posted 01.23.2009 | Media


Harry Shearer

The Nation's investigative piece on the unsolved shootings in Algiers Point in the days after Katrina is a lengthy, painstaking piece of work. And, just like much of the media coverage of the disaster three-plus years ago, it lies.