Cities

A New Orleans family travels to their home near New Orleans, La., after it was flooded during Hurricane Ida on September 13, 2021.

New Orleans Is Us New Orleans Is Us

If the American people continue to avert their eyes from the slow death of an abandoned city, their communities may soon be the next to fail.

Aug 29, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Billy Sothern

Silent Witness Silent Witness

A batch of new books on Hurricane Katrina investigate who is to blame for the tragedy.

Aug 23, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Ari Kelman

Locked Up in New Orleans Locked Up in New Orleans

In response to a crime wave, police are imprisoning a record number of nonviolent offenders.

Aug 23, 2007 / Feature / Robin Templeton

Shouting Underwater Shouting Underwater

Two years ago, Katrina shed light on a harsh truth--we are all victims of a failed government.

Aug 23, 2007 / Feature / Walter Mosley

The Charter School Flood The Charter School Flood

Drastic changes in the educational system are leaving New Orleans's public schools behind.

Aug 23, 2007 / Feature / Michael Tisserand

The Lower Ninth Battles Back The Lower Ninth Battles Back

Community members and outside organizations are working together to rebuild the Lower Ninth Ward.

Aug 23, 2007 / Feature / Rebecca Solnit

Trauma in New Orleans Trauma in New Orleans

The city lacks the resources to address its residents' urgent mental health needs.

Aug 23, 2007 / Dr. Marc Siegel

After the Flood After the Flood

The toxic neoliberal policies used to rebuild New Orleans have led to a spiraling social crisis.

Aug 23, 2007 / The Editors

Goodbye, St. Thomas Goodbye, St. Thomas

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans's ruling class is demolishing public housing to make way for private businesses and expensive condos.

Aug 10, 2007 / Feature / Billy Sothern

The NAFTA Superhighway The NAFTA Superhighway

The NAFTA Superhighway is a total myth. But the private Trans-Texas Corridor is all too real, foretelling a future America in which globalism and crony capitalism eclipse governmen...

Aug 9, 2007 / Feature / Chris Hayes

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