New Orleans Stimulus Plan

Plenty of Nothin' for New Orleans?

Harry Shearer | Posted 03.26.2009 | Green


Harry Shearer

My first thought when reading no stimulus money was earmarked for hurricane recovery was, "Damn, three and a half years along, and we're not shovel-ready." But in fact, that's not the case.

Why New Orleans Is Exhibit A For Stimulus Argument: Newsweek

Newsweek | Howard Fineman | Posted 03.13.2009 | Politics


The vast grid of streets here in New Orleans, laid out long ago on grassy bottomland near a waterway, remains eerily devoid of houses. Modest bungalow...