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".
New Orleans I can remember from my youth, living in various communities in the West, as well as in Kentucky and New Orleans, when it was not uncommon to hear a siren go off at noon. It wasn’t a warning, but a notice. Was it a reminder to eat lunch, take a break, …
New Orleans Trump knows he’s wrong. Killing FEMA would be a human and political disaster. Being asked by reporters whether he still believed ending FEMA was the right move, he clearly was hesitating and rethinking the issue. The terrible tragedy in central Texas due to the flooding of the Guadalupe River and to …
New Orleans On the road, as I’ve sometimes shared, going back and forth between Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas, not even mentioning the long hauls, except for listening to the AM/FM managed noncommercial radio stations, when I’m in range, I’ve gone hard and long on audiobooks. Part of this is a lifetime war waged …