Episode

8/26 Gary Rivlin: Katrina & Ethnic Cleansing By Neglect

August 26, 2015

Gary Rivlin the author of Katrina After the Flood explains how the white elite of New Orleans used Katrina to take power back in the city. Why New Orleans has no public hospital after Katrina. “ethnic cleansing through neglect” and the plan to force black people out. The made up fear stories that helped drive the Katrina crisis. “Disaster Capitalism” and why the Bush Administration and the New Orleans Democratic leadership let New Orleans down and the policies that only benefited the white community of New Orleans rebuild.

On The Fun Half: Lindsey Graham says he would beat Donald Trump’s brains out. Random Rush. Jeb Bush flounders on and warns against “evil doers”. What really happened during Katrina. Why the media keeps brining up Elizabeth Warren.

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