New Orleans Violence

What James Craig Anderson's Killing Means to America

Michael Deibert | Posted 10.09.2011

Michael Deibert

Where in the world do at least seven people participate in a brutal and fatal sectarian attack against an innocent working man whose only crime is to be part of a targeted minority? Welcome to 21st century Mississippi.

New Orleans Faces "The Nation"

Harry Shearer | Posted 05.25.2011

Harry Shearer

The Nation's investigative piece on the unsolved shootings in Algiers Point in the days after Katrina is a lengthy, painstaking piece of work. And, just like much of the media coverage of the disaster three-plus years ago, it lies.

Will There Be Justice in New Orleans?

Katrina vanden Heuvel | Posted 05.25.2011

Katrina vanden Heuvel

A new investigation exposes for the first time a rash of vigilante shootings in New Orleans, as white residents in the Algiers Point neighborhood formed an ad hoc militia and opened fire on blacks.