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New Orleans Police Harass Independent Journalist As President Bush says he’ll rebuild New Orleans, we speak with Hip Hop activist and independent journalist Rosa Clemente about the crackdown in the shelters. She describes being harassed by a New Orleans police officer while doing interviews at a Red Cross shelter. The Militarization of New Orleans: Jeremy … Continued
New Orleans Activist Points to Neglected Corpse as U.S. Military Passes Off Blame Democracy Now! reports from the streets of New Orleans. We speak with community organizer Malik Rahim who points out a dead body in his neighborhood that has been neglected since hurricane Katrina hit and we ask soldiers and police why it hasn’t … Continued
Is the Government Trying to Stem the Tide of Images From New Orleans by Threatening Journalists? Journalists covering New Orleans in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina report that militarization in and around the city has hindered their work and threatened their physical safety. We hear from two journalists who were reporting in New Orleans recently. … Continued
FEMA Chief Brown: Former Head of the Arabian Horse Association Qualified to Manage Agency? We speak with Judd Legum from the Center of American Progress about FEMA’s role in handling the catastrophe in the wake of hurricane Katrina. Why FEMA Failed: The Bush Administration and Disaster Relief As Republican leaders announced a joint House-Senate inquiry … Continued
Three Displaced New Orleans Residents Discuss Race and Hurricane Katrina We speak with three residents of New Orleans who were forced to flee – David Gladstone, Beverly Wright and Curtis Muhammad – about who gets saved and who doesn’t and even the question: will New Orleans be rebuilt? Radio Astrodome: Independent Media to Provide Critical … Continued
New Orleans Residents Rescue Their Neighbors in Absence of Government Response Democracy Now! producer John Hamilton spent the past several days in Louisiana. He filed a report from the flooded streets of New Orleans as he rode in a boat with locals searching for survivors in their community. Bush Nominates Roberts to Replace Rehnquist as … Continued
Homeland Security Director Michael Chertoff Refuses To Resign Over Handling Of Hurricane Katrina Relief Michael Chertoff appears on Meet the Press and defends the federal government’s response to Hurricane Katrina. Louisiana Offical: The Federal Gov’t Has Abandoned Us On Sunday Aaron Broussard, the president of Jefferson Parish appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press and accused … Continued
Nightmarish Scenes at New Orleans Convention Center We begin our special coverage of Hurricane Katrina by going to New Orleans to hear the voices of refugees stranded outside the city’s Convention Center. As camera crews passed by on Thursday hundreds of stranded people started chanting for help. Daily News Reporter in New Orleans: Scope of … Continued
Bill Quigley in New Orleans Hospital: "No Water, Sick, Call Somebody for Help" We go to New Orleans and Law Professor Bill Quigley who is trapped in Memorial Hospital with hundreds of other people. There is no water or electricity in the hospital and relief efforts have yet to reach them. The Drowning of New … Continued
Report from Inside New Orleans Hospital: "Who is Left Behind?…The Sickest, The Oldest, The Poorest, The Youngest" As the devastation left in the wake of hurricane Katrina continues to unfold, we go to New Orleans to speak with law professor Bill Quigley of Loyola University. Quigley, who is volunteering at Memorial Hospital, said, "The people … Continued
