Gustav Coverage

September 3, 2008 - I'll be on WBAI 99.5 FM New York again this afternoon to talk about the situation in New Orleans and what it means, this time on

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:

September 3, 2008 - The big news today is that checkpoints have been lifted around New Orleans and the city is back open for residents to return home.

September 3, 2008 - I'll be on WBAI New York 99.5 FM this morning at 8:30 EST / 7:30 CST to talk about the current situation here in New Orleans in Hurricane Gustav's aftermath. I'll be on the "In Brief" show with Mimi Rosenberg. You can listen live here.

September 2, 2008 - What's being described as a "giant pile of crashed ships and barges" clogs New Orleans' Industrial Canal one day after Hurricane Gustav, covering the channel's entire width south of the Interstate 10 bridge -- and raising serious questions about the U.S.

September 2, 2008 - Tracie Washington, a lawyer with the Louisiana Justice Institute, is asking for help to turn up the heat for an orderly return and for monetary compensation for Hurricane Gustav evacuees. This is a letter from Ms. Washington: Friends:

September 2, 2008 - I just finished driving the Louisiana back roads from Interstate 55, backed up for miles by residents trying to get back into New Orleans, to Baton Rouge, the state capitol which is still being drenched by Gustav's aftermath.