katrina
November 14, 2005 -
We're excited to announce the launch of a big new project today at the Institute: Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch.
November 9, 2005 -
The AP reports that the Minutemen, known for harassing Latino-looking people around the Mexican border, have expanded their mandate to urban settings in Alabama:
November 3, 2005 -
While people were drowning and enduring the hell of Hurricane Katrina, FEMA Director Michael "Heckuva Job" Brown had other things on his mind, Knight Ridder reports:
November 2, 2005 -
Seems that disgust with FEMA's inability to act in the wake of the 2005 hurricanes is crossing party lines:
October 31, 2005 -
Newhouse News reporter Sean Reilly has stayed on the case of post-Katrina contracts in the Gulf, and has unearthed more dubious dealings, this time with a company called PBS&J. First there's the questionable revolving door of a FEMA-employee-turned-contractor-exec:
October 27, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal Here's an interesting article by Mitch Cohen at the Jackson Free Press:
October 27, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal Despite dire warnings of energy shortages and skyrocketing natural gas prices, the Senate this week voted down additional funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program that would assist low-income families with their heating bills this winter.