DOWN IN MISSISSIPPI: HURRICANE KATRINA

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The lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans, December 2005. Photo by Kike Arnal.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, I went down to New Orleans to write a story about a free clinic in the Algiers section of the city for Mother Jones. I stayed around and wrote more stories over the next few months, commuting between Memphis and NOLA. Here’s some of what I wrote:

The Progressive: Gambling with Biloxi

Salon: Hurricane Recovery, Republican-Style

Salon: America Under Surveillance (The Role of US intelligence in Hurricane Katrina)