Katrina

Lessons from Davos: Gates' Creative Capitalism can also Work at Home in the U.S.

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 01.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Microcredit, Poverty, Grameen Bank, Davos, Katrina, Globalization, Davos 2008, Hurricane Katrina, Bill Gates, Social Business, Creative Capitalism, Capitalism, Mohammed Yunus, Business News
Vivian Norris de Montaigu

What a truly amazing thing it is that we are finally thinking globally, and that true globalization is now understood also as acting locally.

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Bush Will Be This Century's Herbert Hoover...Unless the Dems Select the Clintons

Paul Abrams | Posted 01.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: The Clintons, Harry Truman, George W. Bush, Katrina, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Radical Right Wing, Barack Obama, Herbert Hoover, Hoovervilles, Politics News
Paul Abrams

After all the damage and all the carnage caused by the disastrous policies and arrogant belief system of George W. Bush and his cronies, the only saving grace is that he paves the way for a progressive revival.

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Obama and the Grumpy Old Men

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Hispanics, Hawaii, Barbara Lee, Latinos, African-Americans, Atlanta, Chicago, Civil Rights, John Lewis, George W. Bush, Iraq, Echo Boom, Nevada, Latino Voters, Katrina, Bet, Democratic Primary, Illinois, Latino Issues, Bill Clinton, John Conyers, Baby Boomers, Older Voters, Charles Rangel, Andrew Young, Congressional Black Caucus, Gen Y, Attorney General, Jesse Jackson, Black Issues, Robert Johnson, Wellesley, Democrats, Barack Obama, New York, Young Voters, Maxine Waters, Cnn, Pollster, Martin Luther King, Iowa, South Carolina, Georgia, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Barry Goldwater, 1970s, Jim Clyburn, Senate, White Voters, Sidney Poitier, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

Younger black activists and elected officials are unlikely to feel any loyalty to the Clintons, are engaged by a post-baby-boom candidate and feel more in sync with Obama on the issues.

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Hurricanes -- Whither Thou Blowest

Ben Rosen | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Katrina, Hurricane, New Orleans, Politics News
Ben Rosen

When one is born and raised in New Orleans, the fear of hurricanes is never far away. And though I left the city after high school, the fear was cert...

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The Road Home: Punishing the Self-Reliant

Harry Shearer | Posted 12.30.2007 | Politics

Read More: Katrina, New Orleans, Road Home, Hurricane Katrina, Rebuilding New Orleans, Politics News
Harry Shearer

New Orleanians get no shortage of messages about self-reliance from other parts of the nation they thought they belonged to. So the Times-Picayune sends the message right back.

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My "McLaughlin Awards" For 2007 [Part 2]

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.28.2007 | Politics

Read More: Stuart Bowden, Hong Kong, Ron Paul, Pakistan, Darfur, Bhutto, Best Government Dollar Spent, Mercenary, Primary Schedule, Do-Nothing Congress, Euro, China, Worst Political Theater, Wide Stance, CAFE Standards, President, Most Overreported Story, Surge, Mercenaries, Dollar, Blackwater, Worst Political Scandal, John Edwards, Katrina, Gas Mileage, Sorry to See You Go, Global Warming, Mark Foley, Airport Bathroom, Kurt Vonnegut, MoveOn.Org, Ethnic Cleansing, Democrat, Fema, Most Underrated, Private Security, Democrats, Barack Obama, Best Idea, Predictions, John Murtha, Oprah Winfrey, Don't Tase Me Bro, Bomb Iran, Honorable Mention, 15 Minutes of Fame, Fred Thompson, Schip, Edwards Hair Cut, Oprah, Hillary Clinton, Best Spin, Hail Eris, Senate, Steve Fossett, Taiwan, Destined for Political Oblivion, Cloture, Cia, Do-Nothing, Sidney Sheldon, Beijing, Molly Ivins, Cheney, Filibuster, Robert Anton Wilson, Iraq, Most Overrated, Larry Craig, Bush, Iran, Destined for Political Stardom, Biggest Government Waste, Obstructionism, Fake News Conference, Scooter Libby, Sectarian Cleansing, Evel Knievel, Hair Cut, Most Underreported Story, Best Political Theater, Boldest Political Tactic, Roadblock Republicans, Nie, Olympics, Fake News, Rudy Giuliani, Musharraf, Ahmadinejad, Columbia University, Oil, Most Honest Person, Fema Trailers, Worst Idea, $400 Hair Cut, Discordianism, Politics News
Chris Weigant

OK, here we go with Part 2 of my annual McLaughlin Awards. Last week's column covered the first half of these awards. Unfortunately (as of this writi...

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New Orleans Protestors Vow To Keep Fighting

Associated Press | Cain Burdeau | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Katrina Housing, New Orleans Protest, Katrina, Pubic Housing, Hurricane Katrina, Housing and Urban Development, Katrina Relief, Hud, Politics News

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 ...

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If We Can Pursue Truth in Baseball, How about Truth Post-Katrina?

Stacy Parker Aab | Posted 12.17.2007 | Politics

Read More: Katrina, New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, Levees, Politics News
Stacy Parker Aab

The fact is, two years after the disaster, our shared understanding of the Katrina crises continues to be limited.

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Urban Development or Depopulation? HUD's Christmas Plans for the New Orleans Projects

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 12.13.2007 | Politics

Read More: Katrina, New Orleans, Politics News
Georgianne Nienaber

Where will the displaced poor live? No one seems to have answered that question, but they will not be in New Orleans.

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The Republican Turnabout

Philip Slater | Posted 12.12.2007 | Politics

Read More: Katrina, Bush Administration, Iraq, No Fly List, George W. Bush, Politics News
Philip Slater

Republicans used to attack Democrats for always getting us into wars.

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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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Bill And Hillary's Experienced Lies

Paul Jenkins | Posted 12.06.2007 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Arkansas, Al Gore, Florida, Gary Hart, Experience, Ronald Reagan, Joe Biden, 9/11, Iraq, 2008 Election, New York, President, Bill Richardson, Primaries, 1992 Election, Wisconsin, Barack Obama, John Kerry, Michigan, George W. Bush, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Iowa, Bill Clinton, Katrina, 1988 Election, John Edwards, Chris Dodd, Senate, Hillary Clinton, Mississippi, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

For years, many of us have been in awe of the Clintons, really in awe: a little scared and a little admiring. But the spell finally broke in the past couple of weeks.

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The Gift of Home

Trevor Neilson | Posted 12.03.2007 | Politics

Read More: Brad Pitt New Orleans Donation, Katrina, New Orleans, 9th Ward, Brad Pitt, Brad Pitt's 'Make It Right' Project, Lower Ninth Ward, Make It Right, Politics News
Trevor Neilson

Today something very exciting is happening in New Orleans: for $150,000, Brad Pitt and his team of world-class architects will build a new home for a family.

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What Fumes?

Harry Shearer | Posted 11.30.2007 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Katrina, Fema Trailers, Fema, Formaldehyde Fumes, Fema Response to Katrina, Politics News
Harry Shearer

Remember FEMA's pledge to test its trailers for formaldehyde fumes?

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I Got A Lot of Lobbying To Do

Eric Malone | Posted 11.29.2007 | Politics

Read More: Katrina PMCs, Trent Lott Retire, Jack Abramoff, Arbusto, Denny Hastert Resign, Trent Lott, NRA Lobby, Randy Cunningham Scandal, Katrina, Katrina Blackwater, Trent Lott and Lobbying, Strom Thurmond, Trent Lott Racist, Denny Hastert, Politics News
Eric Malone

Trent Lott and Denny Hastert just resigned from Congress, but they're not going to Disneyland. According to Eric Malone, they have something more lucrative in mind.

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Film Industry Keeps Big Easy Afloat

MarketWatch | Russ Britt | Posted 11.25.2007 | Business

Read More: Katrina, Katrina Movies, Louisiana, Movies Louisiana, Filmmaking in Louisiana, Post-Katrina Louisiana, Other LA, Business News

Call it "the other LA." In addition to sharing the same abbreviation as the film industry's capital, the state of Louisiana is capturing more of the ...

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Warn the Villagers, It's Thankenstein

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 11.21.2007 | Living

Read More: Thanksgiving, Dr. John, Larry David, Nomrf, New Orleans, The Simpsons, Milwaukee, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Katrina, Hurricane Katrina, Preparing for the Holiday Season, Living News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

The challenge of reflecting on two years of generosity from strangers after Hurricane Katrina is a thank you column that could fill the blogosphere and swallow Thanksgiving.

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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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Take the Long Road Home

Harry Shearer | Posted 11.17.2007 | Media

Read More: Katrina, New Orleans, Gulf Coast Recovery, Media News
Harry Shearer

New Orleans' "Small Rental Property Program," has become a Kafkaesque nightmare, teasing people with the illusion of almost enough assistance to begin rebuilding, while, in fact, giving them nothing.

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Is New Orleans Waiting for Godot?

Jed Horne | Posted 11.14.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: Waiting for Godot in New Orleans, Beckett in New Orelans, New Orleans, Fema, Waiting for Godot, Lower Ninth Ward, Katrina, Theater, Hurricane Katrina, Beckett, Entertainment News
Jed Horne

A classic of 1950s absurdist theater set in a part of New Orleans that has become an emblem of Bush-era incompetence.

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One Year Left. Looking to the Future...

Mike Garibaldi-Frick | Posted 11.13.2007 | Politics

Read More: Bush Administration, Ronald Reagan, Bush, 3rd Party Voter System, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Wiretapping, Katrina, Fema, Al Gore, Electoral College, Iraq, Democrats, Democratic Party, Fear Mogering, Politics News
Mike Garibaldi-Frick

It's always darkest before the light. 2008-2009 might be the gloomiest years before the "Great Repair" begins.

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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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Floods in Mexico: Not Exactly Over, Despite the News Cycle

Bob Harris | Posted 11.07.2007 | Politics

Read More: Katrina, Floods, Relief, Media, Charity, Mexico, Tabasco, Politics News
Bob Harris

Electricity is still down in much of the state. Rotting corpses of animals are floating in the water. Cholera is on deck. Massive spraying will be necessary to prevent dengue and malaria.

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If Only the Wildfires Were Fake, Too

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 11.06.2007 | Politics

Read More: Fake FEMA Conference, Bush Katrina, Katrina, Bush Fema, Wildfires, Fake Reporters, Dana Perino, Bush Wildfires, Pat Philbin, San Diego Wildfires, Politics News
Robert J. Elisberg

Why should anyone think there was "mal-intent" by FEMA in holding a fake press conference and passing it off as real? It was just Bush administration business as usual. That's not mal-intent. It's just intent.

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Why Aren't We Better Prepared for Inevitable Disasters?

Donald Cohen | Posted 10.31.2007 | Politics

Read More: Fema, California Fires, Minneapolis Bridge, San Diego, Emergency, San Diego Katrina, Infastructure, FEMA Fires, Emergency Preparedness, Southern California Fires, California Wildfires, Minneapolis Bridge Collapse, Katrina, Southern California Wildfires, Fires, Hurricane Katrina, San Diego Evacuation, San Diego Wildfires, Politics News
Donald Cohen

Will the recent fires in Southern California be a wake-up call about the nation's need to better prepare for what are misleadingly called "natural" disasters?

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