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As the nation counts down to default, Diane talks to longtime Congress watcher Norm Ornstein about the debt limit negotiations, what's at stake and whether he sees a way forward.
Two years after post hurricane flooding ravaged New Orleans, the Louisiana coastline and a number of Crescent City neighborhoods remain vulnerable. We’ll talk about lessons learned and not learned from Katrina.
Guests
- John McQuaid Reporter and coauthor of three-part series for Mother Jones and also co-author of "Path of Destruction: The Devastation of New Orleans and the Coming Age of Superstorms"
- Sean Reilly Board member of the Louisiana Recovery Authority and former Louisiana state legislator
- Greg Miller Senior project manager, Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Report, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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