hurricane katrina links: omgwtf edition
Boing Boing links to several Katrina Timelines. They also report that "tech journalist Joel Johnson and hacker/photog/blogger Jacob Appelbaum are traveling through areas impacted by Katrina to document and assist with communications reconnect efforts." Johnson has a blog, and Appelbaum does, too.
A physician blogs his work and travels through post-Katrina New Orleans.
A gallery of nearly 200 photos, taken right before and then after the hurricane by a New Orleans hotel-worker, is available online, with well written captions.
Earlier in the week, David Enders reported on how residents of New Orleans were faring for Mother Jones. Naomi Klein, at The Guardian, worries that "[w]ith the poor gone, developers are planning to gentrify the city." Jonathan Dresner argues that we should let New Orleans grow itself back without letting outside planners kill its soul; we must "make a new space for New Orleans' displaced denizens to regenerate it."
Dr. B. reflects on our changing understanding of the public sphere in the wake of Katrina. Meg advises us to use the Charity Navigator when selecting the recipients of our money or time.
Amardeep Singh takes Bruce Sterling to task for the unconscious racism in a recent post on Hurricane Katrina. Cornel West addresses race, poverty, and Katrina.
Scrivener and Chuck Tryon consider the impact of Flickr photos from the Astrodome.
Mark Fiore has created a killer animation called "Whoopsi Gras."
technorati tags: hurricane katrina, katrina, katrinasurvivors, nola, neworleans
Maureen Dowd has the best opening two sentences of all the op-eds this weekend: "I understand that politicians are wont to put cronies and cupcakes on the payroll. I just wish they'd stop putting them on the Homeland Security payroll."
A Newsweek poll finds the approval rating for President Bush at an all-time low. The New York Times calls "shameful" President Bush's proclamation allowing contractors to pay workers below the prevailing wage on federally-financed projects in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Gordon Adams, writing at the Baltimore Sun believes it's time for Bush to go.
At The Washington Post, many Katrina-related opinion pieces appear today. Joel Garrreau argues that much of New Orleans simply won't be rebuilt. David S. Broder considers the federal budget and the impact of Hurricane Katrina in light of the last few years' changes tax cuts and spending habits. The federal government must be the one to take primary responsibility for rebuilding the devastated Gulf Coast, according to Eugene Robinson. Hindsight isn't worth much, writes Michael Kinsley. A staff editorial considers how prepared we are, four years after 9/11, for large-scale disasters.
See also these WaPo news stories:
- "Katrina Darkens the Outlook for Incumbents: Public Dismay Could Shape 2006 Elections," by Jim VandeHei
- "In Rural Texas, Blessings and Culture Shock," by Anne Hull
- "The Steady Buildup to a City's Chaos: Confusion Reigned At Every Level Of Government," by Susan B. Glasser and Michael Grunwald