Sometimes you need a break… Fats Domino – Walkin’ To New Orleans The hidden subtext? Obviously… Five years. Have a nice day. Continue reading And now, a word from our sponsors…Vol. 9 – vacation version
Sometimes you need a break… Elvis Costello and Allen Tousaint – Ascension Day The hidden subtext? Obviously… Rising Tide… Have a nice day. Continue reading And now, a word from our sponsors…Vol. 8 – vacation version
Sometimes you need a break… Down – Stone the Crow The hidden subtext? Obviously… Stepping out for a few days… Have a nice day. Continue reading And now, a word from our sponsors…Vol. 7 – vacation version
I remember one night many years ago, walking down Decatur Street in the Quarter as the darkness was coming on, challenging the streetlamps to do their best. It was a beautiful February evening, colder but not freezing and as I glanced in the river’s direction I smiled at the sight of a rolling fog bank, moving slow, silent and concealing. Stopping at the corner of the square, I … Continue reading The Gulf? Don’t Nobody Know Nothing Never – Me Neither, Except for…
I discovered this essay in Quigley’s book: Storms Still Raging – Katrina, New Orleans and Social Justice, but the essay has existed online for quite some time; it was written three years ago. William Quigley is a human rights lawyer and professor of law at Loyola University in New Orleans where he heads the center for Social Justice, the Clinic, and the Poverty Law Center. … Continue reading A Review: William Quigley’s How to Destroy an African American City in 33 Steps
Is Feinberg reconsidering the no-sue clause? Perhaps so, and maybe because of new information such as this: In the journal, Annals of Internal Medicine, a new study reveals the longer term health effects for cleanup workers exposed to spilled oil when the tanker Prestige sank off the coast of Spain. What it shows is the risks to human health go far beyond the damage of … Continue reading The Prestige Study…Why Feinberg Should Drop the “No Sue” Clause for Final Payments
On August 18th, the ACLU filed a federal lawsuit in Chicago to challenge the Illinois Eavesdropping Act. The Act, created in 1994, was put on the books to criminalize both private and public recordings made without the consent of all parties involved. Once on the books, the law was largely ignored by the police until the advent of cellphones turned the majority of Americans into … Continue reading ACLU Suit Wants Chicago Police Department to Follow the Law
As a social worker, you develop a really dark sense of humor, a mindset often used as a coping mechanism for some of what you see and the stories you hear. During Katrina, I was living on the West Coast and at conferences, or in simple conversations with co-workers a statement I heard more than any other went something like this: “New Orleans? Jesus, that … Continue reading The Legacy of Katrina Study – The Kids Aren’t Alright
“Tomorrow morning, the Gulf Coast Claims Facility is up and running,” said Ken Feinberg, appointed by Barack Obama to administer the $20 billion dollar escrow fund, “BP is out of the claims-processing business beginning tomorrow.” In many respects this is good news. Kenneth Feinberg has promised to get reparations money into the hands of residents within 48 hours and to business owners within a week. … Continue reading Rolling Dice in the Gulf Coast – Here Comes Feinberg and His “Choice”
Sometimes you need a break… Ceelo Green – Fuck You The hidden subtext? Obviously… Adult Crisis says “Okay, drinking bleach is a response to a break-up, but not a good one.” Have a nice day. Continue reading And now, a word from our sponsors…Vol. 6
Drake Toulouse: Photography and Words 