Stable housing is a predictor for health, wealth and education
When city, state, and local governments spend public money on housing, they are also investing in employment, family wealth and public health.
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Opinion
Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire. This category features thought-provoking essays and commentary from writers, community members, and photographers offering insight into the issues, ideas, and experiences that shape New Orleans and beyond.
There is no justice without healing
If non-unanimous verdicts are overturned and the cases retried, it will have a huge impact on those who assumed the legal process was over. Support is available.
New Orleans to Congress: Hold neo-Confederate Louisiana conservatives accountable
A free citizenry cannot allow its government officials to refuse the legitimacy of a democratic election process and face no sanction at all
The truth will out
Left-wingers, right-wingers: Don’t lose heart. The truth about the presidential election of 2020 will soon be laid bare.
We must come together and eschew the roar of misinformation and dishonesty
True leadership requires honesty, even when it is not popular.
New Orleans needs a champion
There's a huge opportunity to reduce the city's carbon emissions and move closer to fulfilling the goals of its climate plan. That opportunity rests with the removal of I-10 over Claiborne Avenue.
Reflections on the Cult of Trumpism
The cult of Trumpism looks like a symptom of disease to me. Conversely, to a Trump supporter, my ideas may look like a symptom of disease.
A marvelous New Orleans delicacy may soon disappear
If we don’t do anything to recover our declining oyster populations in Louisiana, this delicacy — a rare luxury in other parts of the country — could become out of reach for us, too.
I am a serial evacuee
Voluntarily evacuating for storms every few weeks is exhausting, for evacuees and their families.
Citizens should not have to call for independent disaster investigations
Bipartisan legislation would create a new board to study the underlying causes of disaster-related fatalities and property damage nationwide.
