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Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT By Mary Elizabeth Williams Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/08/31/a_d/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/08/31/a_d/index.html?source=rss Josh Neufeld's haunting account of one of the worst disasters in U.S. history gives new meaning to graphic tragedy By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/07/16/dave_eggers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/07/16/dave_eggers/index.html?source=rss The literary star discusses the future of journalism, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and his new book By Ben Travers and Alex Koppelman Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/27/jindal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/27/jindal/index.html?source=rss While staffers for the governor appear to be walking back key details on the timing, Salon finds a hole in a major element of the account. By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/02/18/docu_oscars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/02/18/docu_oscars/index.html?source=rss An Oscar rarity -- at least three of the nominated documentaries are outstanding and deserve to win! Can the Academy find a way to snub them all? By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/01/06/frontline/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/01/06/frontline/index.html?source=rss PBS's Frontline documentary "The Old Man and the Storm" tells a tale of adversity triumphing over one ordinary man. By David Berman and Paul Light Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/16/homeland_security/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/16/homeland_security/index.html?source=rss Among other messes left behind by Bush, the next president will have to clean up this unwieldy, inefficient behemoth. A few suggestions for Obama and McCain. By Sheri Fink Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/09/03/gustav_hospitals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/09/03/gustav_hospitals/index.html?source=rss As Gustav approached, New Orleans hospital workers swore they wouldn't repeat the mistakes of Katrina -- and they were right. By Kathryn Jezer-Morton and Gray Miles Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/02/gustav/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/02/gustav/index.html?source=rss A milder than predicted Gustav spares the city, but the region's hurricane response remains in tatters. By Mike Madden Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/02/rnc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/02/rnc/index.html?source=rss Republicans try to brush off the tempest over Sarah Palin's pregnant daughter and turn that other storm in Louisiana into a political prop. By Kathryn Jezer-Morton and Gray Miles Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/01/new_orleans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/01/new_orleans/index.html?source=rss Locals are jazzed by the swift emergency response to Hurricane Gustav. But doubts about post-Katrina repairs to the flood-control system have the city shaking. By Sarah Hepola Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/29/new_orleans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/29/new_orleans/index.html?source=rss Before Katrina, all I knew about New Orleans was Bourbon Street clichés. Then I got mugged there and fell for a local boy and the glorious city itself. By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/08/21/trouble_the_water/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/08/21/trouble_the_water/index.html?source=rss As the floodwaters rose in New Orleans, "street hustler" Kim Roberts turned on her camera -- and captured a story more thrilling than any Hollywood blockbuster. By Paul Alexander Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2008/06/06/rove_katrina/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2008/06/06/rove_katrina/index.html?source=rss Hurricane Katrina posed a huge test to Bush's administration. But instead of bailing out Louisiana, Karl Rove played Blame the Democrats. By Sheila Kaplan Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/29/fema_coverup/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/29/fema_coverup/index.html?source=rss Documents obtained by Salon reveal FEMA officials ignored scientific advice about toxins in thousands of emergency trailers. By Caitlin Shamberg Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2008/01/22/sundance_troublethewater/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2008/01/22/sundance_troublethewater/index.html?source=rss A conversation with the filmmakers behind a new documentary that is everything a documentary should be. By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/2008/01/21/trouble/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/2008/01/21/trouble/index.html?source=rss An electrifying Katrina documentary blows the doors off at Sundance, and Hunter S. Thompson returns from the dead to eviscerate ski-resort Hollywood reptiles. By Tim Grieve Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/29/lott/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/29/lott/index.html?source=rss Trent Lott's brother-in-law, who represented him in a Katrina settlement, is indicted on charges of trying to bribe a judge. By Larry Blumenfeld Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/29/treme/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/29/treme/index.html?source=rss Police have cracked down on funeral processions, a time-honored cultural tradition in the historic black neighborhood of Treme. But musicians vow to play on. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/09/27/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/09/27/thursday/index.html?source=rss Saints legend Archie Manning says come on down to New Orleans, and the Crescent City swoons for him all over again. Plus: Vick, Bonds. By Tim Grieve Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/29/katrina/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/29/katrina/index.html?source=rss Bush tells New Orleans residents that "better days are ahead." By Lynn Harris Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/29/katrina_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/29/katrina_women/index.html?source=rss Female activists and advocates make change in a still-struggling Gulf Coast. By Ken Foster Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/08/29/katrina_media/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/08/29/katrina_media/index.html?source=rss Two years after Katrina, even the most unassuming residents have grown cynical about the media spotlight. So why do we keep telling our stories? By Tim Shorrock Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/29/gulf_coast/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/29/gulf_coast/index.html?source=rss Many are still struggling on the Gulf Coast. But casino and real estate investors are living large -- thanks to Republican officials. By Tim Grieve Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/28/katrina/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/28/katrina/index.html?source=rss Amid Gonzales and Craig, an unhappy Katrina anniversary. By Tim Shorrock Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/09/domestic_surveillance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/09/domestic_surveillance/index.html?source=rss Granted new power to spy inside the U.S., the Bush administration may be doing more than eavesdropping on phone calls -- it could be watching suspects' every move.