Murder and rape – fact or fiction? Gary Younge in Baton Rouge The Guardian, September 6th 2005 Note from Kersplebedeb: It is early days yet, and the fact that women have not gone to the police is no proof that sexual violence did not occur in the Superdome – one …

Hurricane Katrina: The Black Nation’s 9/11! Saladin Muhammad of Black Workers for Justice   September 5th 2005 The magnitude of the destruction and human suffering caused by Hurricane Katrina to the people and communities of the Gulf Coast Region, while not the results of an act of “terror”, is directly …

In New Orleans, Once Again, the Irony of Southern History Christopher Morris History New Network September 3rd 2005 Once again the entire country is confronted with the legacy of Reconstruction. It is too simple to chalk the tragedy that continues to unfold in New Orleans to the force of nature, …

Hurricanes Have Grown More Intense Since 1970, Researchers Say, and Global Warming Is a Prime Suspect Richard Monastersky Chronicle of Higher Sducation, September 16th 2005 The number of intense hurricanes developing around the globe has climbed markedly in the past 35 years, according to researchers who mined storm data from …

New Orleans Unmasks “Apartheid, American Style” Jason Miller The Black Commentator, September 22nd 2005 What is the recipe for a toxic sludge potent enough to destroy a heavily populated city and inflict infection with a mere splash? Start with a force of nature powerful beyond belief. Mix in an ample …

Message From Katrina: Code Red for Global Warming Bil McKibben Pacific News Service, September 12th 2005 If the images of skyscrapers collapsed in heaps of ash were the end of one story — the United States safe on its isolated continent from the turmoil of the world — then the …

This is global warming, says environmental chief As Hurricane Rita threatens devastation, scientist blames climate change Michael McCarthy, Environmental Editor The Independent, September 23rd 2004 The growing violence of storms such as Katrina, which wrecked New Orleans, and Rita, now threatening Texas, is very probably caused by climate change, said …

Clinic out of chaos Montreal nurse helps bring some health care to a poor community ravaged by Katrina Joseph Patrick Lejtenyi Montreal Mirror, September 22nd 2005   “I arrived at the Atlanta airport and was transferring to the plane that was leaving for Baton Rouge,” says Montreal nurse Scott Weinstein. …

 Let the People Rebuild New Orleans Naomi Klein The Nation, September 26th 2005 On September 4, six days after Katrina hit, I saw the first glimmer of hope. “The people of New Orleans will not go quietly into the night, scattering across this country to become homeless in countless other …

New Orleans and the Demise of the Democrats Margaret Kimberley Black Commentator, September 8th 2005 “They have M-16s and they’re locked and loaded. These troops know how to shoot and kill, and they are more than willing to do so.” – Kathleen Blanco, Democratic Louisiana Governor “But I want to …