This is an article, written by Bill Quigley (whom we heard about in class today, and will hear speak while in New Orleans) about the state of things in New Orleans today.
It details exactly how hard it is for people to return home, more than half the houses don't have electricity, people who have applied for financial assistance have yet to receive it, it really is a dismal account. And something we all need to be prepared for before we descend upon the city this weekend.
The Right to Return Eighteen Months after Katrina
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That is a great article; it summarily overwhelms you with the innumerable and complex barriers to returning and rebuilding.
But while I wonder how all of these needs can be systematically and adequately addressed, and I cringe at the amount of money going to war every day, I can't help but think - gee, wouldn't it have been nice if those levees held up in the first place?
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