New Orleans Almost a decade ago, the first reaction after Hurricane Katrina veered slightly to the east of New Orleans was that the city had been spared. We had ducked the bullet somehow. Wind and rain were everywhere, trees were falling, the storm was powerful and vicious, but we would be ok. By the next …
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The Routinization of Charisma
New Orleans Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke at the funeral. Al Sharpton says he’s on his way to visit. The Mayor, an African-American woman commented about herself, the newly elected prosecutor for Baltimore, also an African-American woman, and the newly confirmed first-ever African-American Attorney-General in the United States, that in so many words if we can’t …
Search Engines and Social Media Step Up for Disasters
New Orleans It’s hard to find any good news in disasters. The Nepal earthquake has already counted more than 4000 deaths with countless homeless and crises abounding will leave that country in recovery for years, particularly in Katmandu. India and Chinese rescue teams were first on the scene and many are joining, though slowly it …