October 11, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal Tracking Katrina Money Proving Difficult:
October 11, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal Here's some good news for a change. The New Orleans Times-Picayune is back home:
October 11, 2005 -
The New York Times has a discouraging but, I think, largely accurate piece today describing the closing window of opportunity for progressive reform in the wake of the Katrina catastrophe, and why progressives should see this as an
October 11, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal
October 10, 2005 -
December 1, 2005 marks the 50th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. That's the day when Rosa Parks, a former secretary for the local NAACP, boarded the Cleveland Avenue bus in downtown Montgomery, and refused to give up her seat for a white passenger.
October 10, 2005 -
One would have hoped that, with the future of the Louisiana Gulf now in the balance, our leaders would consult a wide range of constituencies -- planners, scientists, community leaders -- about how best to rebuild the region.
October 10, 2005 -
When running for political office, some candidates have a campaign slogan: "Reformer with Results" (remember that Bush 2000 goodie?), "Give 'Em Hell Harry." Others have a campaign song: "Right Here, Right Now" was Clinton's ditty in 1992 (presumably not a reference to one of his pick-up lines).