The Shock Doctrine Naomi Klein's explosive new book exposes the lie that free markets thrive on freedom. In The Guardian's first exclusive extract, the No Logo author reveals the business of exploiting disaster
Battle for Justice in New Orleans "Eight months after Katrina, there are still nearly 300,000 people who have not returned to New Orleans. While we can hope that our community is nearing the end of finding bodies, the struggle for justice for the hundreds of thousands of displaced people continues," says Bill Quigley.
The Gulf Rush Cynthia L. Cooper: While President Bush was making a post-Katrina "show" landing in New Orleans on January 12th, declaring it a "heck of a place to bring your family," labor advocates were trying to grasp the hell faced by thousands of immigrant workers there.
Masking New Orleans Fatima Shaik: On Mardi Gras Day, the nation will be looking to New Orleans to see if we are wearing masks. We'll be wearing them in New Orleans, but they're being worn in Washington, DC, too. That's because the face of our tragedy is being covered up with a big smile - we are having a party and pretending that the poor people can just go away.
Giving Up on New Orleans Mike Tidwell writes that we may as well abandon the Big Easy, because the White House is killing a plan to protect the city from the next Katrina.
The More Things Change... Craig Morris, a New Orleans native living in Germany, gives his impressions from abroad of Katrina, global warming, and the US response.
The Big Uneasy Paul Krugman states that the war in Iraq is rapidly becoming impossible to spin positively: the purple fingers have come and gone, and there are no more corners to turn. As a result, views that people like Howard Dean were once derided for are becoming the majority opinion.
Message: I Can't Maureen Dowd states that Mr. Bush's "Who's Your Daddy?" bravura - blowing off the world on global warming and the allies on the Iraq invasion - has been slapped back by Mother Nature, which refuses to be fooled by spin.
Sheehan: 'Katrina Proves America Not Safer' President George W. Bush's faltering performance after Hurricane Katrina, like his decision to invade Iraq, show his priorities are at odds with actions needed to keep Americans safe.