They are tearing down the projects in New Orleans. This is not housing that was flooded. It is (was) housing that many people could have been living in. If you think this is housing full of criminals, you should read the book by Ashley Nelson, The Combination. This is a book by a high school student about living in the projects; the title means that those who live in the projects are not all bad or all good — they are a combination.

This is our Trail of Tears, folks. It is the government trying to move a population — a race. Conveniently for those who want that population moved, it already has been moved. This is an attempt to keep people from coming home.

CNN, ABC, FOX and so on, have done a wonderful job of covering this story and looking into the nuances of the situation. Not. They suck, just like the government does. Thank god for YouTube. There the voice of democracy can still be expressed.

Here is one example (also behind the cut), with New Orleans music moving smoothly into protest: Party with a Purpose.

Here is the New Orleans City Council at work: Don't Trust the Government.

Notice how the NOPD are very quick to use tasers and pepper spray, and very bad at locking gates.

That’s my music for the week. Are you listening Obama?