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“For me, Katrina was my first trip back to the United States, but the most important thing, it showed everything that I had seen in other places. As I've said before, it looked like a bomb had hit a lot of places. I'd never seen such force, and it was Mother Nature.”

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Stanley Greene

Stanley Greene, born in 1949, is an influential photographer known for his deep exploration of social issues, wars, and conflicts. His work reflects the complexity of human nature and the diversity of society. more

“As George Bush's infamous for once saying by mistake, he said, "Mother Nature is a terrorist." So it was with Katrina - the devastation of it, when you think of bombs being dropped on people and then you think that a hurricane could come through and do that, the same amount of damage, it was a wake-up call in a lot of ways.”

People Thinking Mother Mistake Terrorist Mother Nature Katrina Infamous

Author:Stanley Greene

“I think it's my job to tell the truth.”

Thinking Telling The Truth

Author:Arne Duncan

“Whether you look at these recent PISA results, which we are mediocre at best, whether you look at a 25 percent dropout rate in this country, whether you look at, in one generation, we're not doing what we need to be doing to keep America great.”

Country Rate Mediocre

Author:Arne Duncan

“I'm just absolutely convinced we have to educate our way to a better economy. That's the only way we're going to get there. This is the best long-term investment we can make. And so I think it's my job to be the truth-teller.”

Thinking Economy Investment Educate

Author:Arne Duncan