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 JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States, has suddenly in an about-face announced that it will be opening 100 new branches in lower income areas, including in underserved urban and rural areas. Furthermore, they stated that they are doing so to give communities better options than those provided by payday …
Pearl River It’s hard to talk about the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, because every day over the last week seems to bring more news of the devastation, particularly for people who had every reason to believe the last thing they had to worry about in these inland and often hilly places was hurricane damage. Living …
New Orleans The polarity embedded in the current presidential and Congressional contests offers as a clear a choice as we have had in my voting life between Harris and Trump. In some quarters, the choice almost seems between good and evil. With voting only one month away, the race is still amazingly close, …