TPMtv: A Chat with John Barry
Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Saturday will be the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's initial formation over the Bahamas. When she washed over Mississippi and Louisiana six days later, on Aug. 29, 2005, she breached critical levees that were supposed to protect New Orleans. Hundreds drowned. At Netroots Nation in Austin TPMtv talked to author John Barry, a New Orleans resident who now serves on the Levee Board, about the current situation in New Orleans three years on and the reasons the rest of the country bears some responsibility for New Orleans becoming so vulnerable to storms:
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Nice job with the interview David.
I hope TPM can put a plug in for the Rising Tide III conference taking place this weeking in NOLA. John Barry is the keynote speaker on Saturday.
http://www.risingtidenola.net/
Anybody who can pop into NOLA this weekend to see a great speaker and some great NOLA bloggers and activists check it out.
August 22, 2008 6:46 AM | Reply | Permalink