Katrina Pain Index 2011: Race, Gender, Poverty

Bill Quigley and Davida Finger @ Common Dreams - Six years ago, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf coast.  The impact of Katrina and government bungling continue to inflict major pain on the people left behind.  It is impossible to understand what happened and what still remains without considering race, gender, and poverty.  The following offer some hints of what remains.

$62 million.  Amount of money HUD and the State of Louisiana agreed to pay thousands of homeowners because of racial discrimination...read more.