July 06, 2010 - by Frank Weil, John Donahue, Richard Zeckhauser
New Yorks Central Park hit bottom in the late 1970s. Graffiti marred nearly every man-made surface. Litter blew across desiccated lawns. The city government, burdened by burgeoning costs and dwindling resources, had no plausible... More »
July 04, 2010 - by Richard Sylves
Both Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the British Petroleum (BP) oil spill in 2010 impelled Americans to demand that the president take extraordinary and vigorous actions. Both disasters also have major implications for Americas pu... More »
July 03, 2010 - by Carol Jurkiewicz
On par with football, Laissez Les Bon Temps, Roulez, and crawfish, one of the defining characteristics and great motivators in Louisiana is getting something over on someone. Variously termed hoodwinking, bamboozling, leading as... More »
July 03, 2010 - by Earthea Nance
The well-documented increasing toll of disasters in terms of life and property losses should trigger major reform of the nations hazard mitigation policy and programs. A potential strategy for reform would emphasize changing the... More »
July 03, 2010 - by Francis Edwards
In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina blew ashore, and 90,000 square miles of the Gulf Coast were devastated, including levee destruction in New Orleans that left standing water in 80 percent of the city for six weeks. In five years... More »
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