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 A political science professor at NYU, Adam Przeworski, has a disturbing theory about democracies, their stability, and their sustainability, which has gained increasing prominence. If he’s right, and there’s a lot of evidence that he’s got a point, even if he’s a bit off the mark, then none of us can …
Lyon At the Voter Purge Project, we keep hoping secretaries of state around the United States have sort of learned their lesson. We don’t really believe that, but given how difficult it is to convince people that constant monitoring and tedious database care is essential to protect voter lists, we’re always hoping the …
New Orleans Make no mistake about it, autocrats everywhere come first for the soft targets, like nonprofits. The cover story may be slightly different from country to country, but it’s all about power and control. Autocrats want to eliminate any voice or sign of opposition and nonprofits and public services are the easiest …