August 30, 2006 -
We reported on Monday about a secret Senator that was blocking bi-partisan legislation to shed more light on government contracts, like the $9 billion given in the wake of Hurricane Katrina with little oversight. Think Progress has found out who it is:
August 30, 2006 -
Sometimes it's easy to forget the depth of incompetence and neglect people in the Gulf Coast suffered after Katrina -- and the lengths that federal officials went to spin and deny things were going wrong.
August 29, 2006 -
I am just about to go on the Thom Hartmann show on Air America to talk about our report, "One Year after Katrina." Listen online or listen on your local station.
August 29, 2006 -
Where were you when Katrina stormed the Southern Gulf? I had the surreal experience of being on a family vacation when the storms blew in; I had asked my now-regular blogging compatriot R. Neal - then "South Knox Bubba" - to stand in (talk about a tough first assignment!).
August 29, 2006 -
One year ago today, Chris Kromm had asked me to guest blog for a week at Facing South while he was away on vacation. August 29th was my first day. I had several topics lined up to discuss, but the news of Katrina quickly took over. Here is a flashback to Facing South's day-by-day chronicle of the events as they unfolded... Mon. Aug. 29: Katrina and New Orleans Those of us who have lived in Southern coastal states are all too familiar with hurricanes, but we haven’t seen anything like Katrina in over a decade. The last Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the U.S.
August 28, 2006 -
We're doing a bunch of radio interviews for a wide range of stations about our new report, "One Year after Katrina." Here are some shows we've already done; in some cases you can listen to taped versions:
August 28, 2006 -
Over the last year, over $9 billion has been given to corporate contractors for post-Katrina relief and recovery -- and as we and others have revealed, m