November 9th, 2005
Inquiry to Seek Cause of Levee Failure
By Christopher Drew / New York Times The Louisiana Attorney General said Tuesday that he had begun examining why the New Orleans levees failed during Hurricane Katrina, partly to increase the chances that people who lost their homes will be compensated for their losses. Attorney General Charles C. Foti Jr. ...
November 8th, 2005
New Orleans Is Still Grappling With the Basics of Rebuilding
By Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times This article was reported by Adam Nossiter, Gary Rivlin, John Schwartz, Eric Lipton and Jennifer Steinhauer and was written by Ms. Steinhauer. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 7 - Something once unimaginable has begun to happen here: the United Parcel Service is delivering again downtown. ...
November 1st, 2005
Converge in New Orleans in a Showing of Solidarity! November 20-27 in New Orleans -- organized by Common Ground Come lend a hand over the week of Thanksgiving until November 27th. That's less than four weeks away! The folks at Common Ground invite you to join an estimated 300 volunteers ...
October 27th, 2005
It's been nearly two months since Katrina leveled much of east Biloxi, Miss., where weary residents are tired of FEMA's promises. By Ellen Barry / Los Angeles Times BILOXI, Miss. — In the afternoon, when it is warm, Valentina and Gary Stilwell can almost forget there are no walls around ...
October 23rd, 2005
Island pair off to help in New Orleans
By Karla Araujo / Martha's Vineyard Times When most of us watched the news coverage of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, we reacted with shock and disbelief. Some reached for checkbooks to make donations to charities, others simply returned to their daily lives, grateful that we live on an island off ...
October 17th, 2005
Slater man heads to gulf region to aid hurricane victims
By Eric Coley / Marshall Democrat-News Last week, Slater resident Archie Wayne Blumhorst decided to head to the Gulf Coast region to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. Blumhorst loaded up his old Ford pickup with items that he and his wife, Wanita, gathered either through their own contributions or donations ...
October 3rd, 2005
From Jason I have been touring the Mississippi Gulf Coast for the past few days and I simply cannot believe what I have seen. The entire coast of Mississippi is flattened. I know that everyone has heard this on the news but until you see it for yourself it doesn't ...
October 3rd, 2005
The Hurricane Relief camp is currently stationed in Theodore, Alabama. Cops have come by to warn us that this is a "bad neighborhood" and we should be careful. "Park the cars as close to the house as possible." We have invited the neighbors to BBQ, put tarps on their leaky ...
September 30th, 2005
The Front Porch, Elmo St. House
Update from Ralph, Tennessee Writing from this porch is a pleasure tonight, with just a small breeze across the bow of this ship. Speaking of ships, I will tell you of what I saw today. I saw a barge, nearly 3 football fields in length and close to 40 feet ...
September 30th, 2005
Update from Tami McMahon, RN, Seattle, Washington
Worked at a church clinic today in Biloxi, MS. Met the most extraordinary group of women who live in this neighborhood. Many had toddlers/babes in tow. Sat with them and listened after giving tetanus shots. Heard their stories of being submerged in the "black water from the back bay" as ...
September 29th, 2005
Jason writes: Today we went to St. Bernard's Parish in New Orleans. I had heard a lot about it on the local radio and really wanted to see it. It is just next to the 9th Ward and it was totally under water. The kicker for St. Bernard is that ...
September 27th, 2005
By Eric Weinrib, Web Editor, MichaelMoore.comBefore Rita hit, we rented a 26' truck and literally packed up Camp Casey-Covington. Tents, coolers, boxes and bags were loaded for transport. The bulk of the volunteers hunkered down at a church in Tylertown, Mississippi while the rest of us headed to Mobile, AL ...
September 26th, 2005
Do-it-yourself activists, aiming to feed the hungry, bring water to the thirsty and fix the broken homes of their neighbors By Alex Martin / Newsday On the day that Hurricane Rita frayed what was left of the nerves of this frazzled city, intensifying to a Katrina-like monster and jogging ever ...
When will we change our course?
Gordon Soderberg, Veteran for Peace, writes: To America, We Veterans who have served you honorably in war and national disaster. We have some questions for you... We have gone to war, we have seen the costs of war and we are here to say that this president's war on terror, ...
September 21st, 2005
Jason writes: Here are a few stories from the last few days... The city of New Orleans is still in dire need. Although some stores and businesses have reopened, the poor and forgotten people of the city are still in a serious state. I met a woman who hasn't spoken ...
September 20th, 2005
Plenty.org on the ground with Camp Casey Covington
September 19th, 2005
Port Townsend Veg Bus Crew Delivering Food, Helping Out
September 19th, 2005
Photos from Dr. Hesham Tillawi
From Cindy Sheehan's visit to Algiers.
September 17th, 2005
From Phil Hagerty and friends, Camp Casey-Covington
September 17th, 2005
From margaustin's blog over at The Crawford Peace HouseCheck out the location of Waveland on the western Miss. coast and you will see why they are so TOTALLY destroyed. There are tent cities for the homeless set up there. They need a tent to start with and then, well you ...
September 17th, 2005
From Jason: Today I went back to Jefferson Parish. I was so moved by what I saw there yesterday I knew I had to go back today. We went to one house where there were about 10 kids. The oldest was 13. He told me about his experience and I ...
September 15th, 2005
From Jason Today I went to Jefferson Parish for the day. I remember seeing the president of Jefferson Parish, Aaron Broussard, absolutely lose it on “Meet the Press” two weeks ago. After today, I know why. We had 2 full buses as well as 4 other cars that were full ...
September 15th, 2005
(Photo: Dr. Hesham Tillawi) Itinerary (VIDEO) | Loading Up (VIDEO) "We're not counting on the government to take care of us anymore." "They damn near murdered him." (VIDEO) (Lenore Norrgard / Plenty.org)
September 15th, 2005
Brendan, director of the RoadTrips Forum, writes: I received a distressed message from Sky, one of the forum’s more active members. She was worried about a young woman, this woman's mom belongs to the same American Indian Movement Mailing List that Sky does. It turns out that this young woman ...
September 14th, 2005
An Update from Jason: Today we went to Mississippi, first stop, Gulf Port. Our convoy included 1 school bus and 3 vans all full of goods and food. We first visited a number of Native Americans who have been totally ignored by the relief effort. We found out about them ...
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June 5th, 2013
Here's How We Built a Movie Theater for the People – and Why the MPAA Says It's #1 in the World
This past week, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the main federation of Hollywood's six major studios, posted on their web site a list of what they believe ...
March 23rd, 2013
This evening is going be a big moment in turning our country around on the issue of gun violence. That's why I desperately want you ...
March 21st, 2013
I am hosting a nationwide series of house parties this Saturday night where tens of thousands of people will gather together in living rooms to ...
March 15th, 2013
The response to my Newtown letter this week has been overwhelming. It is so very clear to everyone that the majority of Americans have had ...
March 13th, 2013
America, You Must Not Look Away (How to Finish Off the NRA)
The year was 1955. Emmett Till was a young African American boy from Chicago visiting relatives in Mississippi. One day Emmett was seen "flirting" with ...
February 26th, 2013
My Final Word on Buzzfeed and Emad Burnat's Detention at LAX
Thanks to everyone for bearing with me as I spend so much time on what happened to Emad Burnat. It's important to me because he's ...
February 26th, 2013
Michael Moore Responds to Buzzfeed Story on '5 Broken Cameras' Co-Director Emad Burnat
On Tuesday, February 19th, Emad Burnat, the Palestianian co-director of the Oscar-nominated documentary '5 Broken Cameras,' was detained with his wife and son at Los ...
September 11th, 2010
If the 'Mosque' Isn't Built, This Is No Longer America
OpenMike 9/11/10 Michael Moore's daily blog I am opposed to the building of the "mosque" two blocks from Ground Zero. I want it built on ...
December 14th, 2010
Why I'm Posting Bail Money for Julian Assange
Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from me stating that ...
May 12th, 2011
Some Final Thoughts on the Death of Osama bin Laden
"The Nazis killed tens of MILLIONS. They got a trial. Why? Because we're not like them. We're Americans. We roll different." – Michael Moore in ...
November 22nd, 2011
Where Does Occupy Wall Street Go From Here?
This past weekend I participated in a four-hour meeting of Occupy Wall Street activists whose job it is to come up with the vision and ...
September 22nd, 2011
A STATEMENT FROM MICHAEL MOORE ON THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS
I encourage everyone I know to never travel to Georgia, never buy anything made in Georgia, to never do business in Georgia. I will ask ...
December 16th, 2010
Dear Swedish Government: Hi there -- or as you all say, Hallå! You know, all of us here in the U.S. love your country. Your ...
November 2nd, 2010
This letter contains (almost) no criticisms of how the Democrats have brought this day of reckoning upon themselves. That -- and where to go from ...
'The East'
Why have you started a comedy festival in northern Michigan in the middle of winter?
Because if you were here in the dead of winter in the middle of nowhere (which is actually somewhere to us), you'd need a few laughs too ... Continue Reading
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