June 4, 2009

Savage Inequalities

One year after devastating cyclone, aid has failed to reach most of Myanmar's needy people

When Cyclone Nargis tore through Myanmar a year ago, 150-mile-per-hour winds and powerful storm surges flattened entire villages, carved out a new coastline, and altered the landscape of the Irrawaddy Delta. Despite the devastation, there was hope that the cyclone, which killed nearly 140,000 people, might also alter the geography of humanitarian aid in the country.

The response to the

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