The author of “Toxic Soup Redux: Why Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Matter after Katrina” not only introduces “environmental racism” to the reader but also does such a good job at presenting evidence of the practice that one does not even question the legitimacy of this phenomena. As a chemistry major hoping to enter the research field, the idea of areas like “Cancer Alley” arising because of chemical industries, is unsettling.

Personally, I found “Law Enforcement Violence & Disaster” to be structured and read like a fact sheet, which took away from the seriousness of the subject matter. The subject matter was one in which I have a particular interest since reading “The New Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander and attending several talks on mass incarceration. The construction of a makeshift jail immediately after Katrina is evidence of the high priority government places on incarceration, especially in predominantly African American communities.