Gulf Coast
September 8, 2009 -
By Jordan Flaherty, The Louisiana Justice Institute
September 2, 2009 -
In light of the continuing affordable housing crisis in the New Orleans-area, housing advocates are expressing deep concern over how residents are being notified about the Section 8 wait list.
September 2, 2009 -
I'll be on Laura Flanders' excellent program GRITtv today at noon talking about the Katrina anniversary and Gulf Coast recovery -- you can tune in live here.
August 31, 2009 -
Four years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, cities and towns across Mississippi are still trying to recover, but recovery efforts are being hampered by what community advocates call Mississippi's misplaced priorities.
August 31, 2009 -
Much of the media coverage of the four-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina has either focused on what happened during those fateful days in 2005. But as one commentator pointed out, "they're remembering Katrina -- and forgetting the Gulf."
August 31, 2009 -
By James Ridgeway, New America Media