Katrina at Four
by Joshua Ellison · 08/31/09
It’s been four years since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. Each year the remembrance becomes more muted, which is only natural. Still, it’s an important opportunity to reflect on a terrible tragedy, a national shame, a great city. Here are a few recent articles that are worth reading (and, of course, we have much more to say on the subject of New Orleans):
- Strained by Katrina, a Hospital Faced Deadly Choices
- New Orleans’ New Winds of Change
- Post-Katrina New Orleans can be a test for Obama administration’s signature initiatives, Brookings exec says
- Invisible Cities
- A Day in the Year (by our friend and contributor Ned Sublette, who also has a new book.)
And, finally, a musical moment that says it all:
