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Harry Shearer on New Orleans

Shearer's Strange Broadside

Ben Wyskida | Posted 12.25.2008 | Media

Read More: New Orleans, Vigilantes, The Nation, Hurricane Katrina, Civil Rights, Harry Shearer on New Orleans, Harry Shearer, Media News
Ben Wyskida

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 08.21.2008 | 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 07.02.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Army Corps of Engineers, Harry Shearer on New Orleans, NBA Referee Scandal, Harry Shearer, NBA Referees, Nba, Entertainment News
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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Government Floods City, Then Poisons Survivors

Harry Shearer | Posted 04.03.2008 | Media

Read More: New Orleans, Fema, Harry Shearer on New Orleans, New Orleans Housing, Katrina, Fema Trailers, Hurricane Katrina, Rebuilding New Orleans, Media News
Harry Shearer

That would be the tabloid, but not entirely inaccurate, version of the New Orleans story to date.

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A New Orleans Diary -- Two Kinds of Craziness

Harry Shearer | Posted 01.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Feb 5, New Orleans, French Quarter, Mardi Gras, Harry Shearer on New Orleans, Living News
Harry Shearer

The decorations on the houses in my neighborhood have gone from green and red to purple, green and gold, the annual signal of the transition from "your" holiday season to "ours".

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Three Little Words: We Moved On

Harry Shearer | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Brad Pitt, New Hampshire Primary, Brad Pitt's 'Make It Right' Project, New Orleans Presidential Debate, Harry Shearer on New Orleans, Rebuilding New Orleans, New Hampshire, Politics News
Harry Shearer

There are stories of hope and progress, and of delay and betrayal in New Orleans. None of them worthy of a mention as candidates left and right outlined their visions for the future last night.

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How Does a Hurricane Wreck a Sewer System?

Harry Shearer | Posted 12.26.2007 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Harry Shearer on New Orleans, Rebuilding New Orleans, Politics News
Harry Shearer

How does a hurricane wreck a sewer system? It doesn't. What happened to St. Bernard Parish is what happened to New Orleans, the failure of a system of levees and floodwalls.

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New Orleans: The Quiet Time is Turbulent

Harry Shearer | Posted 12.20.2007 | Politics

Read More: Brad Pitt New Orleans Donation, New Orleans, Brad Pitt, Brad Pitt's 'Make It Right' Project, Harry Shearer on New Orleans, Politics News
Harry Shearer

With the supply of rental housing so depleted, rents have risen, and, Brad Pitt's best efforts notwithstanding, affordable housing in New Orleans is being destroyed, not rebuilt.

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This Footage Is From When?

Harry Shearer | Posted 12.11.2007 | Media

Read More: Katrina, New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, Harry Shearer on New Orleans, Rebuilding New Orleans, Media News
Harry Shearer

One reason people know so little about the damage to New Orleans is that TV news has abandoned one of its few honorable journalistic rules.

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"There's That Stupid Negative Sign"

Harry Shearer | Posted 11.17.2007 | Politics

Read More: Katrina, New Orleans, Harry Shearer, Army Corps of Engineers, Harry Shearer on New Orleans, Politics News
Harry Shearer

The new gates and levee repairs by the US Army Corps of Engineers are, it now appears, giving almost no additional protection.

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Returning and Rebuilding

Harry Shearer | Posted 11.07.2007 | Politics

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Harry Shearer

Superblocks may look nice on a clean slate, but the New Orleanians who ache to return want to come back to someplace that looks, and feels, like the city they have missed for so long.

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