Inside USA - The politics of race - 23 Feb 2008

Hurricane Katrina brought disaster to the front rooms of the Western world. However, it was not the hurricane which caused the greatest human damage on America's Gulf coast, but the overwhelmed public services.

The inability of the richest nation in the world to evacuate the poorest in the affected communities was highlighted to the world. What was also on display were the US's inequalities, racism and broken political system.

Hosted by Avi Lewis, this week's Inside USA: New Orleans looks at how these issues are playing out in the swing state of Louisiana in the middle of a dramatic presidential campaign.

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[skooooo]

Bush has ruined this country.

[accepteveryone17]

same for the white men who rape children.

and the black men who beat their wives.

stop labeling geez, you sound stupid.

[heckler171]

AMERICA IS ON FIRE because it is a racist place for wealthy white people. they are collapsing internally and externally that is why so many whites are moving to s. america. but they are not going to find peace there because s. america is changing too to support the poor natives

[eatadicc]

14:47 Mccain's Nazi salute. Bush did the same thing.

[eatadicc]

@wuzup36i3 We are not the minority when come together against the white man. People of color make up 85% of the world's population. They have us brainwashed.

[CoolScoobydoo]

Louisiana was swing state, but after Katrina it is a vastly Republican state.

[wuzup36i3]

It always wierd, how the Minors

in the US are fighting each others.

When they should come together to be strong

to fight the Real Oppressor or Suppressor. Find Who is Really keeping them down.

Peace Out !

Love

Teri

[FASS52]

You can't write either so what's your excuse?

[FASS52]

You meet more whites working while Blacks hardly ever get hired. That's the reason for that. You need to get on back to the backwoods where you came from and quit stereotyping.

[GWOZAGO]

"I can say I have meet more hard working whites than blacks... and we must kick our asses every day to secure our jobs no matter if we are American citizens"

You hav met more whites period, b/c as a latino looking for works in the usa & its territories, you take work that white would rather pay you ten cents to perform instead of paying a native black $ 10.00 to perform. To you it's good deal from savior whities.You see the native blacks as your enemies,because the disagree with what you do.

[ecualocolatino]

all the wonderful things u say about whites aint right, they are lazy too, in this country we face, let the white be lazy and do whatever he wants cause he is white, and the black follow the white cause he is black, complain he use the white and sue for discrimination or racism. applies to every job. However, I can say I have meet more hard working whites than blacks... and we must kick our asses every day to secure our jobs no matter if we are American citizens