I recommend. . .

. . . this Frontline production: The Old Man and the Storm, a story of one extended family's struggle in getting their lives back together in New Orleans after Katrina. I watched the original broadcast of the news story earlier this week, but it can now be viewed online. Herbert Gettridge--what an amazing man!

The Horror of Katrina Lives On

As President Bush and other members of his administration flood the airwaves with interviews meant to rehabilitate and polish the "legacy" of the Bush administration, I fear too many people may forget the truly incompetent and irresponsible actions of our leaders over the last eight years. I remember watching those miserable scenes at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. How could the greatest nation on earth abandon its citizens for four days in that nightmare? A. C. Thompson, of The Nation reminds us of some of that horror and of the long after-effects in this video: "Katrina's Hidden Race War." Hat tip to Satyam Khanna at Think Progress.