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 …
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 …
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. …
Where Was Dick Cheney During Katrina Margaret Kimberley The Black Commentator, September 22nd 2005 Where was Dick Cheney? In the days following the devastation wrought by hurricane Katrina, the Vice President of the United States became the invisible man. The vice president’s job is to succeed the president in case …
Toledo, New Orleans and the Failure of Black Leadership Margaret Kimberley Black Commentator, Oct. 27th 2005 October 15, 2005 is a day that should live in infamy. On that date a group of white supremacists from the National Socialist Movement (NSM) were given permission to march in a racially mixed …
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 …
 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 …
Statement on the flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina The Internationalist Workers Group section of the International Bureau for the Revolutionary Party in the United States and Canada September 2nd 2005 The flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina has resulted in a social disaster of epic proportions and has shown once again …
Ready for Revolution: A message for Barbara Bush Toronto Jones The Black Commentator, September 22nd 2005 By now everyone that reads this article has been affected in some way by the images that have been transmitted via the television in regards to the crisis in New Orleans. To some, it …