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 used to watch football and basketball games from time to time, actually a lot of time. Pre-pandemic, I became addicted to going to the gym, jumping on the elliptical machine daily, reading my Kindle, and watch-listening to whatever game was on ESPN the whole time. Over the years, I have more and more sworn off …
Pearl River As the pandemic continues, the service and sacrifices of health care workers continues to be front-page news, although with a different twist. Rather than reading about pot banging and applause, we’re reading about their vaccination rates. Where mandates apply in places like New York, we know 95% have had a least one shot, and 85% of …
Pearl River I hate being one of those “I told you so” people, but anyone listening knows we predicted the “deal” on the social services infrastructure package would come in around $2 trillion, if there’ a deal at all. I hate these arguments about whether programs should be “entitlements,” meaning everyone benefits, or targeted and means-tested to …