Michael Tisserand

Michael Tisserand, the author of Sugarcane Academy: How a New Orleans Teacher and His Storm-Struck Students Created a School to Remember (Harvest), is currently working on a biography of New Orleans-born comic strip artist George Herriman.

Currently

2007

  • The Charter School Flood

    August 23, 2007

    Drastic changes in the educational system are leaving New Orleans's public schools behind.

2006

  • The Katrina Factor

    December 14, 2006 Subscribe

    There's little evidence so far that Democrats will push for reconstruction in New Orleans.

  • Linking to New Orleans

    September 1, 2006

    As New Orleans rebuilds, so does its Internet community. Here's a list of the Big Easy's liveliest sites.

  • Don't Mourn, Link

    August 31, 2006

    After the storm hit, the Internet was one of the few reliable sources of information for New Orleans. A year later, it remains a critical tool for citizens' participation in their city's reconstruction.

  • Bush's New Storm

    February 16, 2006 Subscribe

    The Bush Administration failed to protect New Orleans and has yet to rescue its displaced citizens. We need an independent investigation to force accountability.

2005

  • Beyond Shelters

    October 20, 2005

    Advocacy groups like ACORN want New Orleanians to play a role in the rebuilding of the community they had to leave. The biggest issue so far: getting refugees of the storm back home.

  • Living Like a Refugee

    September 2, 2005

    Not since the days of the Dust Bowl has America seen such a massive migration of refugees. Who becomes one of this tribe is a matter of race and class.

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