it wrought led to this september 10 cover of the economist. the shaming of america. no other black american woman s face appears on the cover of the economist magazine in the decade before or after this image and yet this unnamed african-american woman apparently distraught, wearing the name of her home emblaze ne on her shirt shames the nation. it was shameful because it undermined our assertions that we are uniquely prosperous, just and fair, steeped in relative equality and uncompromised liberty, the televised deaths and suffering of thousands in america s most distinctive city did not fit the story we like to tell about who we are. perhaps that lingering shame is why so many elected officials have used the tenth anniversary of katrina to trumpet a good old-fashioned comeback. a website launched by city officials celebrates, quote, new orleans progress and creating a vision for its future. it s the kind of uncomplicated vision of this resilient city. meanwhile, katrina