William Rehnquist William Rehnquist
William Rehnquist showed little regard for the social consequences that followed his unrelenting application of conservative legal theory.
Sep 8, 2005 / Bruce Shapiro
The Big Easy Dies Hard The Big Easy Dies Hard
At first glance New Orleans looks like a cross between a giant conceptual art installation or the set of a cold war disaster movie.
Sep 8, 2005 / Christian Parenti
Looting the Black Poor Looting the Black Poor
New Orleans is the classic tale of two cities: one showy, middle-class and white; the other poor, downtrodden and low-income black.
Sep 8, 2005 / Earl Ofari Hutchinson
FEMA: Confederacy of Dunces FEMA: Confederacy of Dunces
FEMA enjoyed bipartisan praise during the 1990s under President Clinton. By the time Hurricane Katrina roared into the Gulf, the Bush Administration had dismantled it.
Sep 8, 2005 / Jon Elliston
The Disaster President The Disaster President
The incompetence revealed by the response to Hurricane Katrina can be traced to a twenty-five-year project, begun in the Reagan era, of discrediting government.
Sep 8, 2005 / The Editors
A Guide to Grassroots Charities A Guide to Grassroots Charities
There's abundant compassion but a great deal of confusion about the best places to send charitable donations to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Sep 7, 2005 / Adam Howard
Grassroots Charities Need Your Help Grassroots Charities Need Your Help
Progressive, grassroots charities on the Gulf Coast are poised to help hurricane victims. Here's a list of groups that need your donations.
Sep 7, 2005 / Katha Pollitt
The Power of Outrage The Power of Outrage
A nation's conscience is stirred by the abandonment of the poor and the frail: This may be the one bright spot of the man-made disaster on the Gulf Coast. Eric Foner gives a histor...
Sep 6, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
In Rehnquist’s Footsteps In Rehnquist’s Footsteps
The death of William Rehnquist, the nomination of John G. Roberts Jr. to replace him and the agony of New Orleans represent a sad symmetry of events.
Sep 6, 2005 / Bruce Shapiro