The experiences of Hurricane Katrina evacuees spotlight the difficulties with our social “safety net” and the holes through which the poorest can fall.
A New Orleans policeman during a boat rescue mission in New Orleans on September 6 2005.
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New Orleans police have been eulogized as heroes and condemned as racists in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. A scholar examines the legacy of conflicting narratives and points to a way forward.
A Martin & Rossi ad from the 1960s.
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Some activists use open records requests to bully researchers – distracting them from their actual work and silencing others who don’t want to draw attention.
Back-to-school time comes with rich, teachable moments.
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The time of transitioning back to school is crucial for both parents and children. Here’s what you can do.
Lots of these: settling ponds precipitate iron oxide and other suspended materials from the Red and Bonita mines near the Gold King Mine.
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A plan to disclose the names of corporate auditors has its flaws, but it comes with a rule that will help investors determine how well a company is being audited.
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Alexander Hamilton and the policies he pursued as America’s first treasury secretary set the US on a course of national unity. That’s just what Europe needs today.
Over 500 years ago, first Jews and then Muslims were expelled from Spain. This summer, Spain’s Parliament invited the former back but not the latter. Here’s what Cervantes might say to his countrymen.
A professor’s extra credit question goes to show how, as humans, we do care for each other. The challenge is: how do we apply it to more pressing problems of the world?
Wildlife corridors: four proposals to ‘rewild’ portions of North America.
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In the weeks following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, New Orleans implemented significant changes to its education system. But the reforms may have excluded a lot of parents from decision-making.
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
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Perhaps the world’s most famous index dropped 1,000 points in a matter of minutes Monday as part of an ongoing global stocks sell-off. What does that mean for you and me?
It’s time to look more closely at poverty statistics.
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Hillary Clinton’s US$350 billion college plan will need a doubling of the federal government’s funding to colleges. But this large expansion in federal dollars will not be without its own costs.
Katrina shortly after landfall.
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The latest science on hurricanes and climate change explained – vital information for coastal regions to prepare for the effects of more intense storms.
The Lower Ninth Ward Living History Museum opened in August 2013.
Fearing their neighborhood’s rich history would be forever lost in the wake of Katrina, residents teamed up with a group of volunteers to create a museum of living history.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
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Elections will give Alexis Tspiras another chance to put Greece’s financial house in order. Here’s what he should do after the government reforms in September.
What is behind Asian-American success?
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