AltWeeklies Wire
Making a Shelter a Homenew
A week after Hurricane Katrina, evacuees in Jackson, Miss., are turning their shelter into a home.
Jackson Free Press |
Casey Parks |
09-08-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Tails of Katrinanew
As the world struggles to rescue thousands of human flood victims, we can't forget the other evacuees: the animals of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.
Jackson Free Press |
Knol Aust |
09-08-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
When the Levee Breaksnew
As San Antonio's military and medical teams evacuate hurricane victims, one man realizes he can never go home again
San Antonio Current |
Michael Cary |
09-08-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Katrina Rips Bush a New Onenew
Forget Iraq, the Supreme Court nominations, and Social Security -- it took a hurricane to wake up the press, raise the issue of race and class, and redefine the political landscape.
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
09-08-2005 |
Disasters
Katrina Leaves Us Asking: Are We Prepared? Are We Protected?new
In the wake of our government's response to Hurricane Katrina, Americans now must ask if we're safer or more secure than we were before 9/11.
The evidence throws back a scary answer: Maybe not.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ken Edelstein and John Sugg |
09-08-2005 |
Disasters
Many Thousands Gonenew
The first disaster was the hurricane. The second was the federal government's response.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Steve Perry |
09-07-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Bush Blows Katrinanew
Following the media trail of Dubya's disaster: Doesn't anyone at the White House read National Geographic?
Seattle Weekly |
Chuck Taylor |
09-07-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
After Katrina, We Need Faith -- and Answers
An editor views hurricane damage in the parishes outside of New Orleans from a four-seat airplane.
Association of Alternative Newsmedia |
Scott Jordan |
09-06-2005 |
Disasters
The Disaster That Shouldn't Have Been
Warnings about problems at FEMA were sounded soon after Bush put a political appointee in charge of the agency.
NORTHCOM Responds Too Late to Disaster
The Pentagon's new Northern Command is supposed to be ready to spring into action to perform emergency relief work, but it wasn't until New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin lashed out that it jumped to attention.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
09-06-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: Hurricane Katrina, George W. Bush
America's Nero: Bush's Impeachable Failurenew
President Bush has utterly failed to take charge and lead in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, the worst national disaster to savage the nation, devastating the Gulf coast and threatening to turn New Orleans, a historic and soulful city, into a 21st century Pompeii. Nero at least fiddled while Rome burned. As Katrina roared, Bush vacationed.
Boston Phoenix |
Stephen Mindich and Peter Kadzis |
09-06-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Shelter in a Stormnew
While many residents of Jackson pick up debris and haul off trees, contract for home repairs and fret over heat without air conditioning, people crowded into the Mississippi Coliseum are struggling with the harsh truth that they have probably lost everything.
Jackson Free Press |
Casey Parks |
09-05-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Duck and Cover-Upnew
Sitting atop a major fault and in the shadow of an active volcano, Seattle should be paying very close attention to the catastrophe in New Orleans. The message for us is very simple: If the Big One comes, we're screwed.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
09-05-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Escape From New Orleansnew
Military reservist Evan Wolf gives a first-hand account of the roof being ripped off New Orleans' Superdome and the looting of Wal-Mart in the turmoil that followed Hurricane Katrina.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
09-05-2005 |
Disasters
Submerged: An Evacuee's Journal: Getting Out
After Hurricane Katrina, the editor of New Orleans' alternative paper wonders if there is any way back to the city he loves.
Association of Alternative Newsmedia |
Michael Tisserand |
08-31-2005 |
Disasters
