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Harry Shearer on New Orleans

New Orleans: What's Been Done, What's on the To-Do List

Harry Shearer | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

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Harry Shearer

In New Orleans, there have been notable steps forward in arts, education and entrepreneurship since Katrina. The bad news is that the "temporary" pumps installed for future floods do not, and cannot work.

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Obama In New Orleans: Rebuilding Still In Progress

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 10.15.2009 | Impact

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President Obama visited New Orleans Thursday morning for the first time in his presidency. His appearance focuses attention on a city that's still reb...

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Shearer's Strange Broadside

Ben Wyskida | Posted 01.25.2009 | Media

Read More: New Orleans, Vigilantes, The Nation, Hurricane Katrina, Civil Rights, Harry Shearer on New Orleans, Harry Shearer, Media News
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Harry Shearer's main criticism of The Nation's investigation into Katrina's hidden race war is that it wasn't something else. He attacked us for writing an expose about race, violence and police brutality in New Orleans and not on his preferred subject.

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All Those Federal Funds: Why the New Orleans Recovery is Slow

Harry Shearer | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, George W. Bush, Katrina, Hurricane Katrina, Harry Shearer on New Orleans, Politics News
Harry Shearer

For those who keep asking a variant of "why, with all the federal billions sent down there, is New Orlean's recovery so slow?", an authoritative answer is now available.

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The NBA's David Stern Does Doo-Doo Diligence

Harry Shearer | Posted 07.10.2008 | Entertainment

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Harry Shearer

Pardon the George Bush 41-inspired wordplay, but what can one think of the NBA's attempt to get a P.R. handle on the refereeing scandal in the league?

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