Katrina Relief

Obama to New Orleans: Drop Dead?

Harry Shearer | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics


Harry Shearer

The farther we get into this administration, the clearer it becomes that New Orleans is now enjoying its second consecutive federal administration with a do-nothing approach to helping the city.

Rents Up In New Orleans While $846M Sits Unclaimed

AP | JOHN MORENO GONZALES | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business


NEW ORLEANS — The four-unit shotgun house that Sandra Marshall bought after decades of double shifts has sat untouched since the flooding of Hur...

Children's Defense Fund Founder: McCain Will Leave Millions Of Children Uninsured

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.25.2008 | Home


Diane Tucker

"Sen. McCain has no specific plan for children. We keep a Congressional scorecard... Senator McCain received the lowest score of anyone in the Senate in 2007."

Charity May Begin at Home, But It's Moving Online

Arianna Huffington | Posted 08.02.2008 | Living


Arianna Huffington

America's economic downturn presents a daunting double-edged challenge to charitable organizations. Hard times mean that more people than ever will be in need of help -- and that fewer people will be in a position to help.

Serving the People vs. Clinging to Power

Philip Slater | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics


Philip Slater

It's useful to compare the way China handled its national disaster with the way the Burmese handled the cyclone, and the way our Republican administration handled Katrina.

New Orleans Protestors Vow To Keep Fighting

Associated Press | Cain Burdeau | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


After violent clashes with police at City Hall, protesters vowed that the fight over a plan to demolish 218 public housing buildings for the poor was ...