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Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire.

The O’Keefe/Letten dust-up at Tulane: more there than sound and fury?

O'Keefe may be a whack job — or "spud," as Jim Letten puts it — but some of his insinuations about prosecutorial misconduct are worth a second look.
by Mark Moseley August 27, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Suing oil and gas interests to save the coast: author John Barry weighs in

Barry, a member of the levee authority that is suing oil and gas companies for damage to the coast, writes: "We have been criticized for trying to collect from an industry which was complying with the law at the time it conducted its operations. We believe that they were never in compliance with the law."
by John Barry August 22, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

He’s b-a-a-a-a-ck! Disaster-prone BP boss returns to the Gulf under new auspices

Tony 'I want my life back' Hayward may have been in charge during the blowout, but BP's corporate culture owed more to John Browne.
by Mark Moseley August 20, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

‘Reinventing the Crescent’ reconsidered: mere gentrification or good for us all?

Baltimore's experience with the Inner Harbor redevelopment is a cause for concern in New Orleans.
by Daniel Wolff August 15, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Keep an eye on next week’s jobs data — state’s ‘rebirth’ hangs in the balance

An unemployment uptick could cost Gov. Jindal some of his favorite talking points.
by Mark Moseley August 13, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Remembering the unforgettable: a salute to the late, very great Greg Peters

We're going to miss Peters' brand of savage — but inspiring — political satire.
by Mark Moseley August 8, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Former juvenile delinquent: There but for the grace of God—and white skin …

What if the teenager shot in a Marigny resident's driveway were white?
by Nathan C. Martin August 6, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Political machinations stain selection for a job that’s meant to be above politics

How about requiring that federal prosecutors be drawn from outside the district where they will serve — and then choosing them by lottery?
by Mark Moseley August 1, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Change in mindset required for New Orleans to diversify, build its economy

New Orleanians have reason to be skeptical of ProsperityNOLA, but this is an unusually bad time to be cynical.
by Mark Moseley July 26, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Zimmerman verdict a victory for ‘white fear’

Was Trayvon Martin's killing a lynching? In one way, it's worse: It was legal.
by C.W. Cannon July 19, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

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