The lives of two American heroes ended quietly last week—two Americans who believed deeply in the Constitution, its meaning, and its promise. Despite facing some of the ugliest aspects of our nation’s actions, both stood by their beliefs that America could do better.
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Whatever happens in Washington (or Tucson) does not constitute the sum total of our democracy. Democracy happens in unadorned meeting rooms on quiet corners in New Orleans East and beyond.
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How do you describe five years in the life of New Orleans in ten minutes? Allison Plyer of the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center does just that in a video briefing that assesses the city's recovery after the storm and the failure of the levees.
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Karen Gadbois started a blog to document the homes and buildings being torn down after the Katrina disaster. As she dug deeper, she uncovered corruption in a program intended to help New Orleanians renovate their damaged homes.
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Ann Beeson, executive director of U.S. Programs at the Open Society Foundations, discusses why the organization is dedicating its resources to support the work of many of the city's most dedicated, creative advocates for social change and social justice.
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Timolynn Sams, director of a network of neighborhood associations in New Orleans, shares a simple lesson: in times of crisis and rebuilding the surest investment we can make is in people.
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As the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, the New Orleans Index takes a wide-angle look at the recovery of the city. Not surprisingly, the findings are mixed.
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Doug Kendall of the Constitutional Accountability Center and Susan Liss of the Brennan Center for Justice discuss the implications of the Citizens United ruling.
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On his first day in office, President Obama promised a “new era of transparency” for the U.S. government. On December 8, 2009, the administration finally pinned down its transparency policy when it released its Open Government Directive. The directive requires that all agencies develop and...
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