Through their campaigns, poor people of color who were treated as disposable in the wake of Katrina -- or were downright discarded -- are winning grassroots organizing and policy victories on behalf of all communities and all workers.
Posted 05.25.2011
Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, homeowners like Barnet Perkins are still trying to repair the damage. However, with other c...
Sarah Burd-Sharps | Posted 05.25.2011
Recovery funds must be directed not just to rebuild the physical infrastructure of Louisiana, but also to construct a new infrastructure of opportunity to serve the next generation of Gulf coast residents.
Harry Shearer | Posted 05.25.2011
The State of Louisiana has just replaced the previous private contractor, ICF, in charge of the program to renovate or rebuild affordable rental housing in New Orleans.
Kelly Caldwell | Posted 05.25.2011
Of the many tragic failures of FEMA in the last seven years, those related to housing were among the most conspicuous. And they were caused in part by Congressional blunders.
Harry Shearer | Posted 05.25.2011
For those outside New Orleans who ask, "what happened to all the Federal money down there?", a guide appears in the Times-Picayune explaining the labyrinth homeowners have had to navigate to get their Road Home grant.
Harry Shearer | Posted 05.25.2011
In each, nature had a part, but man-made engineering failures created catastrophic results. And in each, the response has been the same.
Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011
In the vein of Stephen Colbert, imagine getting the candidates to all sign a Rebuild New Orleans pledge. After the race, their surplus campaign funds would go directly to rebuild New Orleans.
AP | CAIN BURDEAU | Posted 05.25.2011
Despite protests that at times erupted in violence, the City Council voted unanimously Thursday in favor of demolishing some 4,500 public housing unit...
Saket Soni | Posted 05.25.2011