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New Orleans public housing residents and advocates take over the Housing Authority
Just got word in my inbox a while ago that public housing residents and advocates took over the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HONA) earlier today, in response to the utter dereliction of duty that HONA has shown in restoring public housing in the city. From the press release about the action: Across the country…
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At least Trent Lott is a living, breathing bigot*
From yesterday’s headlines on Democracy Now!: FEMA Gives $3 Million to Restore Jefferson Davis’ Home The Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to pay about three million dollars to help repair the former home of Confederate president Jefferson Davis. Davis led the Confederacy in the South during the Civil War. Hurricane Katrina nearly destroyed the…