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Affilia: Journal of Women Editorial and Social Work 10.1177/0886109905283134 Affilia: Journal of W Dinerman / Editorial omen and Social W ork Volume 21 Number 1 Spring 2006 5-8 © 2006 Sage Publications 10.1177/0886109905283134 http://aff.sagepub.com hosted at http://online.sagepub.com write this column as a cry of pain. This nation, which I loved and cared about all my life, Ieven if I did not always agree with what it was doing, has gone to a place where I can no lon- ger find the nation I once loved and admired. The process has been happening over a number of years, and the full impact has truly hit me only as I watch in horror the response to Hurri- cane Katrina. Katrina was a natural disaster of unprecedented dimension, but it also served to reveal, at least to me, the extent to which this nation no longer adheres to the values and con- cerns that it had long stood for. Nor does the federal government seem capable of effective action, not only regarding Katrina but also regarding other sectors. Many agencies in Wash- ington had long discussed the arrival of a Katrina-strength hurricane, but what was done to protect a city that is
Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work – SAGE
Published: Feb 1, 2006
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