Katrina and Homeland Security

On September 1, Rachel Maddow did an extensive interview with the first Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge. The total interview was 31 minutes long and discussed Mr. Ridge’s newly published book, The Test of Our Times. The second segment of the interview focused on the Department of Homeland Security and how much blame it [...]

Tribeca Film Festival Short: Home

Update 6/11/09: I’m sorry this film is no longer available. As soon as I can find it I will repost it here. Filmmaker Matt Faust of Louisiana State University looks at Louisiana Post-Katrina: For someone who lives in South Louisiana, “Home” is haunting. We have not recovered sufficiently from the devastation of Katrina, physically or [...]