Katrina Coverage

The DN report discussed in "DemocracyNow shocked by effects of supporting massive illegal immigration" also contains various anti-Red Cross charges from Bill Chandler, president of the Mississippi Immigrant Rights Alliance, and I have a great deal of trouble believing what he says because of the earlier report WSJ: “Undocumented” workers face struggle to take American […]

The WSJ has a long article on the Orleans Levee Board. To the right you see one of their trademarked line drawings, this time of that board's former head.
To save time, I'll let Harry Shearer summarize the WSJ piece:
concentrates on the fractured responsibility of the levee boards, sewerage and water board, and Port, as well […]

If you read thinkprogress (nofollowpolicy), you'd think that. Except, they only provide part of the quote from the WSJ:
Catholic schools in New Orleans. That damaged city's public schools remain closed, but at least eight of its 35 private Catholic schools are already back teaching, less than three months after Katrina. Here's a modest proposal to […]

The WSJ's "Misinformation Slowed Federal Response to Katrina" seems to offer support for (finally!) doing something about all those very archaic laws:
Washington's experience in Louisiana has prompted the White House to seek ways to shoulder locals out of the way if another similar disaster crops up in the future. President Bush has asked Congress to […]

A couple days ago, the Wall Street Journal reported on the rich residents of NO's Uptown neighborhood. Apparently they've been doing OK, including establishing a helipad. The article is apparently subscriber-only, but a summary is here.
The summarizer (not the WSJ article) ends with this cheery note:
Before the water has been drained from the place, plans […]