September 4, 2008 -
Today I'm traveling back from New Orleans to North Carolina via Birmingham. I stopped in at the main Red Cross shelter for Gustav evacuees that's been erected at the city's Civic Center to see how people were holding up.
September 4, 2008 -
The U.S. Human Rights Network is seeking volunteers to monitor potential human rights violations, gather information, and conduct interviews in shelters housing Gustav evacuees. Volunteers are needed in Memphis, Knoxville and Nashville, Tenn.; Alexandria and Shreveport, La.; Houston and San Antonio, Texas; Atlanta; and Fort Chaffee, Ark.
September 4, 2008 -
Reporting from the Gulf, Institute Director Chris Kromm tells us that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal held a press conference this morning during which he discussed the widespread electrical outages affecting his state.
September 4, 2008 -
Five farm bosses have pleaded guilty to charges of enslaving Mexican and Guatemalan nationals as agricultural workers in southwest Florida, the U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday.
September 4, 2008 -
American Public Media's "Marketplace" did a piece this morning on the economic crunch facing Gustav evacuees here in south Louisiana.
September 4, 2008 -
This special report produced for Democracy Now! by New Orleans journalist Jordan Flaherty and New Orleans filmmaker Lily Keber, highlights some of the concerns New Orleans' residents felt around the evacuation and the state of New Orleans three years after Hurricane Katrina.
September 3, 2008 -
Facing South previously reported on Gulf Coast advocates' campaign to demand "Cash Not Comfort" from FEMA.