We discussed today the continuing legacy of Hurricane Katrina, seven years after the catastrophic levee failure that devastated the city. I mentioned that Perspectives on Politics, a leading journal of the American Political Science Association, has devoted its most recent issue to research on post-Katrina New Orleans. It is an important scholarly collection, and I urge you to take the time to read some of the articles it contains.
See you all again tomorrow in #nerdland.
See our segments on Katrina's legacy below and after the jump, including Melissa's feature about rebuilding a New Orleans home ravaged by the disaster.
MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry takes "Nerdland" on a tour around her home and neighborhood to share how New Orleans has changed since Hurricane Katrina.
Seven years ago this coming week, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Melissa Harris-Perry and her guests talk about the legacy of the national disaster, and the state of rebuilding New Orleans.
Melissa Harris-Perry and her panelists analyze the political response to Hurricane Katrina, and its aftereffects.
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At $30 per article, that's some pretty tough homework.
I ran into these difficulties early with MHP's recommendations: cost, limited local library catalogue, hours, or demand on particular works. I finally took to using Kindle on my phone for a couple of bucks per whatever personal selections are available.
The articles don't appear to be available on Kindle. It is unclear if these articles are available at either a reduced cost or a 48 hr pay-per-view with a Perspectives On Politics subscription.
Ask your local public librarian to interloan. Also, you should have user rights at your nearest community or state college's library.
MWM... Loves Melissa. Yeah, but for what she does and what she thinks.
Excellent interview. It is however incredibly important WHO our national leader is as to how we respond to disasters, whether natural or unnatural. Many past Presidents (both Republicans & Democrats) have responded powerfully and immediately to earthquakes, mass murders, tornadoes, firestorms, etc.
Days after Katrina, Pres. Bush said, "No one could have foreseen the breach of the levees." Six months after Katrina videos and transcripts were uncovered that showed him being warned by experts days in advance that the levee breaches were quite probable and that the hurricane would be horrific. He simply said that "everything was taken care of".
When you have a political party that places invading other countries under false pretenses as a higher priority than responding to an immediate crisis in our own country Bush's lack of response was no surprise.
Paul Harris
Author, "Diary From the Dome, Reflections on Fear and Privilege During Katrina"
I'm so sorry to see you lose your house. Just now I can't look at your photo without crying! I've really learned to love you as a friend.