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Louisiana's "Road Home"--the Goalposts Keep Moving

Harry Shearer | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Federal Aid to Katrina Victims, New Orleans Housing, Katrina, Fema, Times-Picayune, Politics News

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.

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New Orleans and China -- Not So Different

Harry Shearer | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Accountability, China Earthquake, New Orleans Housing, China, Rebuilding New Orleans, China New Orleans, Politics News

In each, nature had a part, but man-made engineering failures created catastrophic results. And in each, the response has been the same.

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Forget American Idol: A Crescent City Proposal For Hill, Barack and John

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.10.2008 | Home

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.

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"But There Was a Catch"

Harry Shearer | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans Housing, Katrina, New Orleans, Housing Vouchers New Orleans, Politics News

New Orleanians seeking to return home have been punished by the failure of the market and every level of government, after almost three years, to deal with the flood's decimation of the rental housing stock in the city.

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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

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

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Brad Pitt Weighs in on Rebuildng New Orleans, Iraq, and the '08 Race

Arianna Huffington | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans Housing, Brad Pitt New Orleans Donation, New Orleans, Brad Pitt Lower Ninth Ward, Brad Pitt, Brad Pitt's 'Make It Right' Project, Rebuilding New Orleans, Politics News

I spoke with Brad Pitt on Friday. The actor-turned-activist has been spearheading an effort to build affordable, sustainable homes in New Orleans. He feels that the aftermath of Katrina "should be one of the major issues" of the '08 race, and that the presidential campaign should step up and tap into their coffers to adopt a home. We also spoke about the lack of government funding for the victims of Katrina and the $70 billion in war funding approved this week. "Give us just a fraction of that," he said, concisely summing up the tragic opportunity costs of the war in Iraq.

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New Orleans City Council Votes To Demolish 4,500 Public Housing Units Amid Violent Protest

AP | CAIN BURDEAU | Posted 12.20.2007 | Home

Read More: New Orleans Housing, New Orleans, New Orleans City Council, Hurricane Katrina, Home News

Despite protests that at times erupted in violence, the City Council voted unanimously Thursday in favor of demolishing some 4,500 public housing unit...

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