New Orleans Activists Call out...

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New Orleans Activists Call out Environmental Racism Alongside Police Brutality in Week of Protests

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We’re nearing peak hurricane s...

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We’re nearing peak hurricane season and New Orleans’ pumping system is “broken.”

[Translate] Briefly Stuff that matters ready or not Shutterstock More than a week after an intense rainstorm triggered a flood so bad...

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WITH ‘MORE AT STAKE̵...

Jul 8, 2017 by

WITH ‘MORE AT STAKE’ THAN ANY OTHER CITY, NEW ORLEANS ISSUES CLIMATE ACTION STRATEGY

[Translate] e World Features Video Latest Mark Hand Climate reporter @ThinkProgress. Mayor Landrieu calls climate change an...

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THE ETHICAL ARGUMENT FOR ARCHI...

Apr 22, 2017 by

THE ETHICAL ARGUMENT FOR ARCHITECTS TO STAND AGAINST TRUMP

[Translate] By Bryan Lee | NEXTCITY.ORG A workman holds up the letter “T” as they remove the letters from a building formerly known...

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THE MOST INCARCERATED CITY IN ...

Jan 3, 2017 by

THE MOST INCARCERATED CITY IN THE MOST INCARCERATED STATE CONSIDERS EXPANDING NOTORIOUS JAIL

[Translate] Aviva Shen   THINK PROGRESS New Orleans-based journalist, focusing on criminal justice. yesterday The sheriff wants to...

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STAGGERED STARTER HOME PROJECT...

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STAGGERED STARTER HOME PROJECT IN NEW ORLEANS

[Translate] 0 OJT develops staggered starter home* project in new orleans all images © william crocker       developed...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS ANNOUNCE ...

Dec 8, 2015 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS ANNOUNCE CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS FOR 2016 MEETING IN NEW ORLEANS

[Translate]  by The Dirt Contributor The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has released its call for presentations for...

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HURRICANE KATRINA, THE POLITIC...

Sep 10, 2015 by

HURRICANE KATRINA, THE POLITICS OF DISPOSABILITY, AND THE INSENSITIVITY OF MALCOLM GLADWELL

[Translate] TRUTHDIG   By Henry A. Giroux, CounterPunch     Malcolm Gladwell. (Surian Soosay / CC BY 2.0) This piece first...

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WHAT HAPPENED WHEN BRAD PITT A...

Aug 31, 2015 by

[Translate] By Peter Whoriskey WASHINGTON POST After Hurricane Katrina, movie star Brad Pitt descended on New Orleans to help rebuild...

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INFOGRAPHIC: LOOKING BACK AT C...

Aug 28, 2015 by

[Translate] <d Ten years ago Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans, Louisiana. On August 29, 2005, the force of this...

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NEW ORLEANS IS LOCKING UP HUND...

Aug 28, 2015 by

NEW ORLEANS IS LOCKING UP HUNDREDS OF TRAUMATIZED KIDS

[Translate] JUSTICE by Carimah Townes CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Associated Press/DAVID J. PHILLIP Evacuated prisoners wait out the...

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TEN YEARS AFTER KATRINA, WEALT...

Aug 26, 2015 by

TEN YEARS AFTER KATRINA, WEALTHY AVARICE STILL WINS OVER THE COMMON GOOD

[Translate]   WALTER BRASCH FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT (Photo: NASA/GSFC)This week is the 10th anniversary of the destruction of...

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BRAD PITT’S ‘MAKE ...

Aug 23, 2015 by

BRAD PITT’S ‘MAKE IT RIGHT’ TO UNVEIL THEIR FIRST TINY HOUSE IN NEW ORLEANS

[Translate] by Charley Cameron, INHABITAT Make it Right, the non-profit founded by Brad Pitt to provide sustainable housing in New...

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LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM NEW...

Jun 25, 2015 by

[Translate]   Jeff Bryant AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE As the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, you can count on...

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WE’RE STILL HERE, YA BAS...

Jun 12, 2015 by

WE’RE STILL HERE, YA BASTARDS

[Translate] (Image: Nation Books)”There is no other cavalry coming. …We are the cavalry.” So says a New Orleans...

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ReFreshing a Community

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[Translate]   Related Content Hub: Explorers in America Jeff Schwartz, see executive director of Broad Community Connections, buy...

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WILLIAM MC DONOUGH + PARTNERS&...

Jan 30, 2015 by

WILLIAM MC DONOUGH + PARTNERS’ FLOW HOUSE IN NEW ORLEANS

[Translate] by Evelyn Lee, physician INHABITAT Inhabitat favorites William McDonough + Partners debuted their 100% Cradle to Cradle...

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