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Katrina’s Long Shadow Across America’s Failing Systems
A stark essay linking Katrina’s damage in New Orleans to national crises in health care housing and infrastructure. It argues the disaster exposed systemic failures in leadership, race, and public institutions, warning of broader risks to health insurance, roads, schools, and government response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Katrina
Douglas Brinkley
Atul Gawande
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Michigan
Texas
Gawande
Minnesota
Bush
New York
California
American Society of Civil Engineers
U.S
Gallup
U.S. Supreme Court
Congress