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’s face it. The wannabe autocrats and corporations have real problems with transparency. It all seems like a case of “methinks they protest too much.” What exactly do they have to hide and why? Take corporations and disclosures about greenhouse gas emissions, for example. The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed …
Little Rock There’s a cable channel that runs on our TV for free that is all about these tricked out “tiny” houses. Often, they are even on wheels. The couple, usually young, comes to look at the construction. They want this and that, and a master miracle carpenter makes the magic happen, and they …
New Orleans The outcome of the United Automobile Workers (UAW) strike is a long way from being settled, but so far union leadership has handled this very wisely. The tactic of hitting all three of the big automakers, GM, Ford, and what used to be Chrysler and now is called Stellantis is brilliant, …