Floodlines
Community and Resistance from Katrina to the Jena Six

This book is a stellar examination of Hurricane Katrina and the organizing in its aftermath. It provides excellent introductions to issues like The Shock Doctrine, Disaster Capitalism, The New Jim Crow, school privatization, the Non-Profit Industrial System, destruction of public housing, and white......more

A hard read......more

This is awesome. Floodlines is unequestionably the best book about New Orleans I've ever read, especially New Orleans following Katrina. I only wish I had been exposed to these stories of struggle and resistance many years ago while trying to find my footing in this city I love so much but can't quit......more

Man-made catastrophe. Demographic threats. Hundreds of thousands of refugees denied the right to return to their homes. A criminal justice system that is motivated by racism. A government that is determined to portray itself as a melting pot all the while pursuing policies that insure a system of in......more

This is an unbelievable book that is important for movement workers everywhere. It is about New Orleans, resistance, and people of color led organizing before and after Hurricane Katrina and a powerful read.......more