Showing how much we care

Jeanne catches a story that shows how badly the "reconstruction" of New Orleans has gotten off on the wrong foot. Not only did Bush suspend decent wages for working there (appalling on its face; see here), but the results have been (1) that local workers are being pushed aside for those brought from outside, often ending up living in their cars, and (2) the outside workers are getting mistreated (on pay and food/shelter fronts) as the low wages bring Latino workers perennially abused by their bosses and now subject to hatred from both blacks and whites in the area. What a mess -- your heart bleeds at the terrible triumph of capital over compassion.