Big Easy to Big Empty
August 30, 2007Yesterday marked the second anniversary of Hurrican Katrina. I came across Greg Palast’s short film Big Easy to Big Empty online, made to mark the first anniversary of the hurricane. As usual, Palast follows the money, to Innovative Emergency Management, a generous Republican party donor. To the shortcuts taken with the levees (a foot and a half lower than they were supposed to be). To the ironically titled ‘Renaissance Village’.
Big Easy to Big Empty: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3
