Aug 26 Watch 10:30 Can New Orleans’ Revamped Levee System Withstand Next Storm? The state of the levee system in New Orleans continues to be a major concern, especially during hurricane season. Jeffrey Brown gets two views on the city's revamped coastal protection system. Continue watching
Aug 25 Richard Misrach’s Photographs Speak Volumes about Katrina’s Devastation By Molly Finnegan "Destroy This Memory" is a narrative photo series by Richard Misrach comprised of 69 color prints that showcases the graffiti messages scrawled by Katrina victims and rescue workers. Continue reading
Aug 25 After Katrina, Richard Misrach Captured Writing on the Wall By Molly Finnegan Photographer Richard Misrach went to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina to capture images of the messages people had left on buildings and cars in graffiti when they didn't have any other way to express themselves. His… Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch Photographer: New Orleans’ Deep Roots Bolstered Katrina Recovery Photographer Mario Tama of Getty Images shares some images he has captured of New Orleans and its residents in the five years since he first documented Hurricane Katrina's profound effects on the city. Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch New Orleans Getting Stronger, but Katrina’s Problems Linger 5 Years Later A new report from the Brookings Institution shows New Orleans' population and economy are rebounding five years after Hurricane Katrina, plus the city now has better schools, better access to health care and a stronger criminal justice system. Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch New Orleans Superintendent Leaving Legacy of Charter School Expansion As the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, the superintendent brought in to revive New Orleans' troubled public schools is bidding farewell after turning many of the schools into charters. Before his departure, Paul Vallas speaks with John Merrow about… Continue watching
May 24 Watch Allende Examines the Caribbean’s Chaotic History Through New Novel Jeffrey Brown speaks with best-selling author Isabelle Allende about colonialism and slavery in the 19th century Caribbean, and the links between New Orleans and Haiti. Continue watching
May 21 Conversation: Isabel Allende By Molly Finnegan "Island Beneath the Sea," by author Isabel Allende, is set in the early 19th-century, amid colonial powers and slavery, and a chaotic period in Caribbean history. It also involves two places very much in the news in our own time:… Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch New Orleans Schools See Progress Despite Troubles In his ongoing look at efforts to turn around ailing schools in New Orleans and Washington, D.C. John Merrow reports on the use of alternative school programs in Louisiana and progress on negotiations between a teachers union and public schools… Continue watching