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FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force mission to assist residents affected by Hurricane Katrina ((FEMA))
As the Gulf Coast grapples with the challenges of rebuilding in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and New York City looks at its own ability to deal with disasters, a rebroadcast of the show from the New School last Spring looks at what we have learned to prepare for future emergencies. Guests include 9/11 Commissioner Bob Kerry, former FEMA director, Michael Brown along with his predecessor, James Lee Witt. A live call-in on the topic will follow.
What Have We Learned: Cities at Risk
Bob Kerrey, president of The New School, former Senator (D-NE), and former 9/11 Commission member
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Clark Kent Ervin, former inspector general of the United States Department of Homeland Security, director of the Aspen Institute Homeland Security Initiative, and author, Open Target : Where America is Vulnerable to ...
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Clark Kent Ervin, former inspector general of the United States Department of Homeland Security, director of the Aspen Institute Homeland Security Initiative, and author, Open Target : Where America is Vulnerable to ...
Open Phones
listeners share their reactions to our panel discussion
Required Reading: August 30, 2006
Rumsfeld Says Critics Appeasing Fascism (LA Times)
Census Figures Show Scant Improvement in City Poverty Rate (NY Times)
U.S. Court Orders City to Ensure Aid for Battered Immigrants (NY Times)
Naguib Mahfouz, Leading Arab Writer, Dies (NY Times)
Bloomberg 'primarily' neutral (NY Post)
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