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The cruelty of Katrina shorthand
Four days after a federal judge in New Orleans determined our Army Corps of Engineers’ actions “resulted in a catastrophic loss of human life and property in unprecedented proportions,” a New York Times article continues to use harmful Katrina shorthand. That is, a reporter for the newspaper with the third highest circulation in the country […]
TIME magazine’s Michael Grunwald on Judge Duval’s ruling in New Orleans
Updated June 30, 2014. MSNBC’s Rachel Maddox did her homework and invited Mike Grunwald of TIME magazine to discuss federal Judge Stanwood Duval’s landmark decision holding your Army Corps of Engineers both responsible AND liable for the flooding caused when its levees broke in New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish. Mike Grunwald, who once grumbled […]
How the judgement against the Corps of Engineers in New Orleans affects you
Though some news sources are focusing on the financial burden of federal Judge Stanwood Duval’s recent judgement in New Orleans, most articles are about the nationwide ramifications. For example, the Chicago Tribune story begins with this: “The harshly worded legal ruling this week that held the Army Corps of Engineers responsible for much of the […]
