New Orleans The Lower 9th Ward became iconic as part of the story of catastrophe, struggle, and recovery in New Orleans and around the world after Hurricane Katrina. Now there are new candidates in more cities where climate and nature have combined to expose humanity at its rawest, weakest, and sometimes best. Here, the …
Bad Behavior Does Matter When Meting Out Justice
New Orleans Young and stupid go together like peas in a pod. Sure, we all make mistakes. Sure, many of us were wild and crazy when we were younger. Sure, many of us eventually got our acts together, got a grip, and moved forward with our lives as best we could. It said something …
The Poor Pay the Price for Another Hurricane
New Orleans Keisha Monk made the front page of the New York Times. I doubt if this was on her top ten list of life’s hopes and dreams. She lives, or at least lived until recently, in the Trent Court public housing project in New Bern, North Carolina, which turned out to be in the …