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September 8, 2005 - Millions of people around the country are crying out, "what can I do for people who suffered from Katrina?" This includes firefighters who travelled across the country to help. And what did our government do with them? Well, here's their story:

September 7, 2005 - You don't hear much about it, but one of the biggest policy issues at the local level is corporate development subsidies -- the $50 billion state and local governments spend each year to entice business to relocate or expand in their area.

September 7, 2005 - In the wake of the universally-condemned response to Katrina, the New York Times reported last Sunday that the White House was rolling out a carefully-crafted PR campaign "to move the blame for the slow response to Louisiana state officials."

September 7, 2005 - In a follow-up to our previous post about the Iraq military contractors now sniffing for disaster money in Louisiana, Josh Marshall points out that Joe Allbaugh -- who left FEMA to cash in on Iraq reconstructio

September 6, 2005 - These two pictures and their captions -- which really just say it all about the media's coverage last week -- are making the rounds. I have yet to hear a major news outlet apologize for their coverage of the Katrina "looting" issue, though, so perhaps they're not getting around enough.

September 6, 2005 - New Orleans resident Wade Rathke, who is also chief organizer for the low-income organziation ACORN and SEIU Local 100, has some thoughts about what's needed in New Orleans now.

September 6, 2005 - News came this weekend that the danger of mass looting in New Orleans is indeed real.