K-Ville Questions
By Jordan Flaherty, WireTap, Sep 20, 2007
Fox Network's K-Ville attempts to depict post-Katrina life in New Orleans with predictably disappointing results.
New Orleans: Continuing Crisis
By Jordan Flaherty, Left Turn, Dec 20, 2006
Call to Action: Students are still without books, public housing is closed, and infrastructure is in desperate need of repair, says a community organizer. Here are a few ways you can help.
New Orleans, One Year Later
By Jordan Flaherty, WireTap, Aug 29, 2006
A New Orleans resident says that a year after Hurricane Katrina tore through the Gulf Coast, not much has changed.
Rethinking New Orleans Schools
By Jordan Flaherty, WireTap, Aug 9, 2006
As post-Katrina New Orleans becomes a battleground over private vs. public schools, students organize to be a part of the debate.
Dispatches from the Gulf Region
By Jordan Flaherty, Left Turn, Jul 13, 2006
Black and Latino community organizers in New Orleans respond to a recent study that documents a huge decline in the workers’ rights and conditions in the city.
Dispatches From the Gulf Region
By Jordan Flaherty, WireTap, Apr 25, 2006
Guantanamo on the Mississippi: a look at the New Orleans Parish Prison before, during and after Katrina.