Is it time for a change?

I was surprised by how few people thought so prior to Katrina. She stripped away the rouge and mascara to show how unattractive it really is underneath: layers of class distinctions and layer upon layer of government that has failed us all.

Who's responsible? Any one who didn't care quite enough. Which, of course, means all of us - survivors, victims, the unaffected. Ask yourself each day:

• What am I buying into?
• Why do I have so little time to make it better?
• Why aren't donations enough?
• Have I ever really been called to action, or have I only ever been simply lulled into submission?
• Is there a levee in my back yard?

Real leadership couldn't have stopped Katrina, but it would have been the proper escort for many of her victims. There is a levee in your back yard. Choose your escort now.

Forget the old icons. Make new ones.

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