Jun 29 Watch Democrats’ Debate Focuses on Minority Issues Democratic presidential hopefuls discussed a number of issues facing minority voters in the United States at a debate held Thursday at Howard University. The NewsHour presents some highlights. Continue watching
May 10 Racial Divide Persists in New Orleans’ Katrina Recovery By Admin, PBS News Hour More than a year after Hurricane Katrina inundated the city, New Orleans residents remain economically and psychologically affected by the storm, according to a survey released Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch New Orleans Health Care System Still Recovering Although New Orleans' new trauma center is considered an improvement over pre-Hurricane Katrina care, much of the city's health care system is still experiencing widespread problems. The NewsHour looks at the system as a whole in the second of a… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch Climate Change Will Hit Poor Hardest, U.N. Panel Says Changes to Earth's climate and ecosystems will hit the world's poor the hardest, according to a report released Friday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Two of the report's lead authors, Michael Oppenheimer and Joel Smith, discuss the science… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch Doctors Provide Temporary Health Care Solutions for Katrina Victims Almost 18 months after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, thousands of its victims are still without health care. In the first of a two-part report, NewsHour health correspondent Susan Dentzer looks at how doctors are providing some temporary relief. Continue watching
Mar 02 New Orleans Files $77 Billion Claim Against Army Corps By Admin, PBS News Hour The city of New Orleans filed a claim against the Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday, seeking $77 billion for damages sustained when the corps-built levees broke during Hurricane Katrina, flooding 80 percent of the city. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch New Orleans Struggles to Revamp Public Education Hurricane Katrina damaged more than 100 of New Orleans' 128 public schools and led to a state takeover of the district. As a result, schools, teachers and students have had to start from the beginning to improve the state of… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch Program to Help New Orleans Homeowners Moving Slowly The Road Home program was granted $7.5 billion by the federal government to help New Orleans homeowners rebuild. But of the 109,000 families who have applied, only 1,300 homeowners have received anything. The NewsHour reports on the reconstruction process. Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch Essayist Considers Rough Road to Recovery in New Orleans On a day when a major storm ripped through New Orleans, damaging neighborhoods still struggling to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina's devastation, Guest Essayist Chris Rose reflects on the bumpy road to recovery. Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch New Orleans Battles Rising Crime Rate The crime rate in New Orleans has continued to rise since the beginning of 2007, with 10 murders occurring in the last two weeks. NewsHour correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the latest increase in violence and crime throughout the… Continue watching