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...Tokyo, a collection of Tatsumi's work, is published in English. Tatsumi's shell-shocked characters include a truck driver who ditches his invalid mother; a factory worker who loses his arm in an industrial accident, then loses his job, his girlfriend and his pet monkey; and a bankrupt businessman who seeks solace through intimate relations with a dog. And what about that moon-faced young man who appears as the central loser in many of these cartoons? "You could say I projected my anger about the discrimination and inequality rampant in our society through him," said Tatsumi...
...delay in diplomatic engagement, the failure to press for an immediate cease-fire, the refusal to condemn Israel for heinous attacks on civilians and disruption of humanitarian relief: such tactics further reveal the Bush Administration's Middle East policy for the ethically bankrupt disaster it has always been. Charles Bergman Omaha, Nebraska...
...Efforts are under way. Wynton Marsalis is heading up a major push, dubbed Rebuild the Soul of America. But even before Katrina, New Orleans had only one major Fortune 500 company in town, Entergy, and a subsidiary of that company is now bankrupt. (Critics say new development, like the casinos, has failed to support the arts.) There are well-intentioned volunteer groups like Habitat for Humanity, which is building a musician's village, and clubs like the famed Tipitina's are aiming their musical revival efforts at the city's children, but the city's African-American residents have been...
...earlier version of this story was incorrect in saying that the parent company Entergy was bankrupt. One of five utility companies owned by Entergy, Entergy New Orleans, Inc. filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 in September, 2005, weeks after Hurricane Katrina...
...Iraq. Erik Stottrup Waupaca, Wisconsin, U.S. The delay in diplomatic engagement, the failure to press for an immediate cease-fire, the refusal to condemn Israel for heinous attacks on civilians and disruption of humanitarian relief: such tactics further reveal the Bush Administration's Middle East policy for the ethically bankrupt disaster it has always been. Charles Bergman Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. The U.S. has shown that it is not serious about winning the war against terrorism. By refusing to act in the face of Israel's excessive use of military force against innocent Lebanese women and children, the U.S. has succeeded...