Desiree Evans
Articles by Desiree
September 11, 2008 -
According to a new report by the Homeland Security Department's office of inspector general, the federal government wasted millions of dollars on four no-bid contracts it handed out for Hurricane Katrina recovery work, the Associated Press reports.
September 10, 2008 -
After leaving devastation in its wake in Cuba and the Caribbean, Hurricane Ike is making its way toward the Texas coast and is expected to intensify in the warm waters of the Gulf before it arrives Saturday morning.
September 5, 2008 -
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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.
September 3, 2008 -
The Associated Press reports that many of the illegal immigrants who have been rebuilding New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina stayed behind when Gustav struck because they were afraid of being arrested if they boarded the buses and trains arranged by emergency officials.
September 3, 2008 -
The Katrina Information Network (KIN), a coalition of social justice groups in the Gulf and across the country, is asking for people to take action today to help ensure a just recovery in the wake of Hurricane Gustav. From KIN:
