The poor continue to suffer. The response to this tragedy has been botched from the beginning, maybe botched is too kind a word. If there are any of my four readers has any money left after the holidays, here's a website where you can buy some cool Blue Dog art to help New Orleans overcome the disasters named Katrina & Bu$hCo.
"We may never find out who broke into all of these homes in the Calliope. However, one thing is certain: If residents had been allowed to return, this massive theft would not have happened. Calliope certainly had problems, but it did offer a community for many people, and community brought a kind of security and comfort that is now notably absent from much of the city.
New Orleans, now more than ever, is a city with different laws for rich and poor, for black and white. We are supposed to accept that because people are poor, because they live in public housing, they have less right to return, less say over their housing decisions, than other people in the city. Somehow it becomes OK for HANO or the mayor or the federal government to make decisions for them. "
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