Friday, September 09, 2005
"So many of the people were underprivileged anyway so this is working very well for them...."
More Katrina (and other news) links coming soon but for the most up-to-date info, I recommend the following sites which are all on fire:
America Blog
Bart Cop
Crooks and Liars
Eschaton
The Huffington Post
Poplicks
Raw Story
Sirotablog
TPM Cafe
Think Progress
The Washington Monthly
In the meantime, welcome Slate and Cursor readers and thanks Barbara Bush for the completely ig'nant comment (and more) that graces the headline slot in our post today.
Related reading on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita from The Kitchen:
- Hurricane Katrina: Black America's 9/11? (link)
- Katrina: a few insider views... (link)
- When the Levee Breaks.... (link)
- Hip Hop and the Hurricane (link)
- Hip Hop and the Hurricane II (link)
- "A lot of people are ashamed of what is happening in this country right now...." (link)
- "You don't want to be here at night....." (link)
- "Why is no one in charge?" (link)
- "Lives were lost that did not need to be lost...." (link)
- "I done called for a shelter, I done called for help. There ain't none. No one answers...." (link)
- "To the extent the federal government didn't fully do its job right, I take responsibility...." (link)
