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Hurricane Katrina: Blaming Bush, Being Pro-Looting and More
	In Blaming Bush, Being Pro-Looting and More, David Corn covers some of the politics of the hurricane disaster. Protecting property over people's lives is shameful. And this is a painful way to learn about the consequences of underfunding first responders in this country. Posted: 9/2/05; 12:22:38 PM #

WWLTV.com - News for New Orleans, Louisiana
	WWLTV in New Orleans has a blog that is updated every few minutes. It's mostly bland but it's very timely. Posted: 9/2/05; 12:18:52 PM #

American Zoo and Aquarium Association
	The role being played by associations of civil society organizations right now is very interesting and encouraging. Take a look, for example, at the updates on the New Orleans Zoo and Aquarium at the American Zoo and Aquarium Association web site. Posted: 9/2/05; 12:14:14 PM #

New Orleans Mayor to Feds: 'Get Off Your Asses'

Everyone should read this CNN interview transcript with Mayor Nagin of New Orleans. If you're tired of reading about news conferences and federal promises, you'll find out that so is he. My favorite quote: "Well, did the tsunami victims request? Did it go through a formal process to request? You know, did the Iraqi people request that we go in there? Did they ask us to go in there? What is more important?" Let's remember how many of Louisiana's National Guard units are in Iraq. Posted: 9/2/05; 12:12:48 PM #

The Forsaken
	The American Progress Action Fund has written a resource-filled review of the social justice implications of the ongoing hurricane response crisis in The Forsaken. So much of what is happening right now is about poverty and it's important that we stare that fact in the face. Posted: 9/2/05; 12:08:40 PM #

Disaster News Network: Reporting Disaster Response
	The Disaster News Network is a service of the Village Life Company, a not-for-profit organization founded in early 1996 to create content for social justice-related web sites. You'll find stuff here that you can't find anywhere else. Posted: 9/2/05; 12:04:47 PM #

A Plan for Cooling the Planet
	Back in 2000, Ross Gelbspan wrote a short, sweet Plan for Cooling the Planet. I doubt that even Hurricane Katrina will be a wake up call to the Bush Administration, but maybe it will tip the scales enough for us to take steps to heal the planet. Posted: 9/2/05; 12:03:54 PM #