More on the Katrina Disaster

For more information on the Katrina disaster check out the November 2005 Frontline episode called 'The Storm' - you can watch it below. Just like 'Trouble the Water' it is eye opening and very troubling, but says a lot about our country's priorities. The entire situation was a disgrace - from emergency planning and evacuation, rescue operations, lack of national guard and army help, food/water/shelter, and especially the lack of coordination and communication between local, state and FEMA made a huge disaster worse. As usual in America the government helps the rich and corporations, or if a country needs to be invaded and then rebuilt from scratch we can spend billions (see link below for the actual costs of our present wars). But if you are poor, a minority, or both - you get blamed and you get no help.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/storm/view/?utm_campaign=viewpage&utm_medium=grid&utm_source=grid

http://costofwar.com/