Disparity, injustice, incompetence and corruption infect our response to this national tragedy. This diary upholds my vow to "never forget" or let others forget New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Katrina.
The Katrina disaster will, I believe, be the most revealing event of this time in US history. The fury of Katrina brought the loss of a unique national treasure - a part of our economic, social and artistic identity, a major American city, a port, a huge swath of the Gulf Coast and the home to some of our most fragile and forgotten citizens. Though our leaders always knew that it would happen someday and we had "plans", the plans turned out to be empty promises. Promises that continue unfulfilled. When do we call them lies?
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