
August 29th marks the one year anniversary of the devastation in New Orleans caused by Hurricane Katrina. This Link TV Special Report brings you exclusive footage and the stories you won't hear on the other networks -- the hidden political agendas and the suppressed eyewitness reports. Includes on-the-spot reporting from independent journalist Greg Palast.
PART 1
Big Easy to Big Empty - The Untold Story of the Drowning of New Orleans
In this film, Greg Palast and his team travel to New Orleans to investigate what has happened since Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast last year. On his visit, he discovers that the population of New Orleans is miniscule, the reconstruction sparse, suicide rates are climbing, and many have not, nor know how to, return to the city that care forgot. He examines why residents had to leave, what really caused the flood and why they aren't returning?
PART 2
Tomorrow’s New Orleans: Whose City Will it Be? A Conversation with Amy Goodman and Greg Palast
Amy Goodman and Greg Palast sit down to discuss who is accountable for the ongoing disastrous situation in New Orleans.
To learn more about these programs, visit Greg Palast's site.
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The People's Hurricane Relief Fund
Red Cross
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