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This article appeared in the October 10, 2005 edition of The Nation.

September 21, 2005

TEARS FOR NEW ORLEANS, AND US

Arlington, Mass.

As horrified as I was by the destruction in New Orleans and Bush's lack of understanding or caring, it wasn't until I read Patricia Williams's "The View From Lott's Porch" [Sept. 26] that tears ran down my face. The gall the right has shown is nothing less than sinful. We need to take our country back now!

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About Steve Brodner

Steve Brodner is a caricaturist. A collection of his works, Freedom Fries, was published in 2004. more...

About Katha Pollitt

Katha Pollitt's writing has appeared in many publications, including The New Yorker, The London Review of Books, the Washington Post and the New York Times. Her new book of poems, The Mind-Body Problem, has just been published by Random House. Her previous books include Learning to Drive: and Other Life Stories (Random House), a collection of personal essays. more...
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