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 Everywhere we turn, we’re being short-sheeted. Pick up the newspaper, and you know what I’m talking about. Oh, not because of the news inside the paper, but how flimsy it is, not for a nickel or quarter, but a dollar or more, despite the fact it’s both smaller, and there is …
New Orleans James O’Keefe, remember him? He’s making an appointment for a tattoo, I would speculate. He should have a big capital “L” put on this forehead, so people know quickly how big a loser he is, even before they read the papers, hear the news, or get wind of the detailed audit …
New Orleans One of the many challenges for climate change campaigners is target selection. Arguably, there are too many. Where do you start? When do you stop? Of course, there’s the fossil fuel industry and the big oil, gas, and coal operators that are its corporate face. They are almost too big, requiring …