The Daily Crush Of Poverty, Strong As Any Storm

The Daily Crush Of Poverty, Strong As Any Storm: "But, from Brackett's perspective, the more serious offense was ignoring the poverty that made so many people vulnerable to the hurricane in the first place. He believes black and white leaders are responsible for that.

'I don't see race having anything to do with how poor people were treated,' he said. 'There were rich black folk in New Orleans, and they got away. I'm not trying to put anybody down. If I had money, I'd move away from this congestion, get me a nice house out in the woods, just like the rest. But this system seems geared towards only helping those who already have a piece of the pie.'"