WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".
Marble Falls Let me start by acknowledging that some parts of the world may simply be moving too quickly down the road for me to keep up. In my defense, or as an excuse, I realize I’ve got a lot of company. I’d like to argue that I’m simply on the trailing edge, …
Marble Falls It’s interesting to see how data centers have jumped from a local issue in some communities concerned about energy shortages, costs, pollution, and water to a national issue that bundles all of this into a package along with antipathy to artificial intelligence, our tech overlords, and even the current administration. While …
Marble Falls Call me Joe Sausagehead! There was no way that I thought Trump could get away with his assault on mail ballots and taking control of state generated voting lists, but damned if the rightwing US Supreme Court majority in a 6-3 decision just pulled an okey-doke to let him take a …