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Grassroots activists take on the killing fields of New Orleans

Posted by Jon on May 18, 2009 with 1 Comments

For a time in post-Katrina New Orleans there was a lull in the killing. The few residents able to return lived in a small strip of the city they called the “Sliver by the River,” an area that was flooded only lightly, and was the first to have electricity turned on. But 2006 saw New [...]

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Do independents have commitment issues?

Posted by Jon on April 22, 2009 with 0 Comments

The recent nationwide Tea Party protests criticizing ballooning government spending and taxation attracted a spectrum of conservative and middle-of-the-road participants. This ad hoc coalition was not without some friction. There was some recrimination from members of the far right about independent voters. One protester in Louisiana cast the election in religious terms, and chided independent [...]

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