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One glaring finding: More than two-thirds of black Americans think race is an issue in the Katrina recovery catastrophe.
NPR: President Bush, Katrina and African Americans
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Although it succeeded in avoiding catastrophe, it failed to produce a vibrant recovery, precisely as some critics to the left had predicted.
NPR: The New Republic: Why The Left Will Miss Summers
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Even in Florida cities that were starting to see a fragile housing recovery, a relatively distant environmental catastrophe was enough to tip the market in the opposite direction.
FORBES: The Oil Spill Is Hurting Gulf Coast Real Estate
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Since then, AIG has struggled to lift its operating margin due to slow economic recovery, low interest rates, high catastrophe losses and intense competition.
FORBES: AIG Slashing Jobs In Response To Competition, Losses
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Authorities with the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration say the enormity of the catastrophe, the loss that people suffered and the lengthy recovery period have created an overwhelming sense of hopelessness for some.
NPR: Emotional Scars Still Haunt Katrina Survivors
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So be thankful that our current economic crisis looks to be abating--the recovery won't be robust, but we won't repeat a 1930s-like catastrophe--and that people won't be flocking to alternative ideologies.
FORBES: True Catastrophes