August 2007

Down in Mississippi

Despite the casinos, things are still tough down on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast two years after Hurricane Katrina. Read my piece, “Hurricane Recovery, Republican Style” today in Salon. My reporting from the Gulf over the past year has been subsidized by…

Korea breakthrough

Direct US negotiations with North Korea finally bear fruit for the two Koreas: the leaders of South and North will meet August 28-30 for a summit. Details from Hankyoreh. Update: The summit was postponed until October.

Summertime…

…and if you’re a music fan, don’t miss Respect Yourself, the new PBS documentary on Memphis’ Stax Records, produced by my fellow Memphian, Robert Gordon. It’s a beautifully done tribute to the label that produced some of the greatest American…