New Orleans Blacks Don’t Live As Long As North Koreans

September 18, 2009 – Hip Hop Wired

GDP an Inaccurate Measure of Stark Disparities in United States, Fails to Show Whole Picture in Louisiana

September 18, 2009 – The Huffington Post

GDP an Inaccurate Measure of Stark Disparities in United States, Fails to Show Whole Picture in Louisiana

When Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Mississippi and Louisiana four years ago, extreme weather and acute human vulnerability met head-on with tragic results. Long-standing gaps in the well-being of different groups of Gulf coast residents were suddenly everywhere in evidence – on rooftops, on I-10 overpasses, and on TV screens across the country. Many were stunned by what they saw. They should not have been. The problems of social exclusion, residential segregation, and human poverty that Katrina brought to light hide in plain sight in every U.S. state.

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Racial, economic disparities revealed in new report on living conditions in Louisiana

September 17, 2009 – The Times-Picayune

Lifespan of African-Americans in New Orleans Rivals North Koreans

September 17, 2009 – The Huffington Post

Unnerving Statistics

September 17, 2009 – New York Times Economix Blog

Sarah Burd-Sharps explains deficiencies of GDP on NPR’s Marketplace (September 14, 2009)

Sarah Burd-Sharps explains deficiencies of GDP on NPR’s Marketplace (September 14, 2009)

Sarkozy: GDP Is a Limited Measure

September 14, 2009 – Marketplace

Health Habits vs. Life Expectancy vs. Spending

August 19, 2009 – New York Times Economix Blog

Philanthropy In/Sight: Mapping the Future

July 22, 2009 – Philantopic

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