guest_writer 0 2005-08-31T00:00:00Z DECADES OF OFFICIAL neglect, racism and the impact of global warming magnified the destructive impact of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and other parts of the South. The mainstream media focused most on the big-money property losses--for example, the heavily damaged casinos on the Mississippi coast that took a direct hit from Katrina, and the tourist hotels in the French Quarter in Ne... Lee 41415 false true false false 2005-08-31T00:00:00Z Sustar 8625 5514 0 1 Katrina Exposes Racism katrina-exposes-racism-by-lee-sustar Katrina Exposes Racism 2009-09-25T04:54:10Z 11390