AC Thompson on Victims & Vigilantes
GRIT TV
Nation contributor A.C. Thompson discusses vigilante violence in New Orleans in the days after the Hurricane Katrina.
2009
2008
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Conyers Responds to Vigilante Revelations
A.C. Thompson : Racism & Discrimination
Rep. John Conyers expressed concern and a California activist group called for investigations of vigilante violence in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
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New Orleans: Victims and Vigilantes
Both the perpetrators and victims of violent attacks in the wake of Hurricane Katrina share their stories in vivid detail.
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Katrina's Untold Story
Hysteria over looters in the storm-ravaged city had grave unintended consequences. Justice must be done.
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Body of Evidence
Did New Orleans police play a role in the grisly death of Henry Glover?
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Katrina's Hidden Race War
White vigilante justice tore through New Orleans after the storm. But no official investigation has shed light on the violence.
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In Congo Square
Joshua Jelly-Schapiro : Non-Fiction
Two new books uncover the colonial origins and musical roots of New Orleans.
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New Orleans: The City That Won't Be Ignored
Hurricane Gustav should have been political rat poison for the GOP; instead, it became an argument for drilling.
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Revisiting New Orleans
Michael Tisserand : Convention 08
It took Gustav to make Hurricane Katrina a campaign issue.
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New Orleans Redraws Its Color Line
Lizzy Ratner : Racism & Discrimination
After Katrina, white parishes are zoning minorities right out of the reconstruction.
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Movin' On Down
Patricia J. Williams : Housing Activism
Loan-sharking has resurged with global force, cutting across class, race and regions: we're all in the ghetto now.
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Homeless in New Orleans
Lizzy Ratner : Social & Economic Rights
The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has turned New Orleans into a tragic Tale of Two Cities.
2007
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Waiting for Godot in a Wasteland
The most devastated neighborhood in America makes an ideal backdrop for a morally ambiguous play about abandonment.
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Malcolm Suber: Good for New Orleans
Adolph Reed Jr. : City & County-Level Campaigns & Elections
A longtime activist, running in a special City Council election, is just what New Orleans needs.
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New Orleans Is Us
If the American people continue to avert their eyes from the slow death of an abandoned city, their communities may soon be next to fail.
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Silent Witness
A batch of new books on Hurricane Katrina investigate who is to blame for the tragedy.
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Locked Up in New Orleans
Robin Templeton : Jails & Prisons
In response to a crime wave, police are imprisoning a record number of nonviolent offenders.
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Shouting Underwater
Walter Mosley : Racism & Discrimination
Two years ago, Katrina shed light on a harsh truth--we are all victims of a failed government.
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The Charter School Flood
Drastic changes in the educational system are leaving New Orleans's public schools behind.
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The Lower Ninth Battles Back
Rebecca Solnit : Urban Development & Renewal
Community members and outside organizations are working together to rebuild the Lower Ninth Ward.
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Trauma in New Orleans
Dr. Marc Siegel : Mental Health
The city lacks the resources to address its residents' urgent mental health needs.
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After the Flood
The toxic neoliberal policies used to rebuild New Orleans have led to a spiraling social crisis.
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Goodbye, St. Thomas
Billy Sothern : Housing Activism
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans's ruling class is demolishing public housing to make way for private businesses and expensive condos.
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Jefferson Should Go
The people of New Orleans suffered another blow with the indictment of Representative William Jefferson. They deserve better.
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On the Porch in the Seventh Ward
As the New Orleans Jazz Fest unfolded, a down-home celebration, bright with beads, sequins and feathers, took place in the city's poorest neighborhoods.
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