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".
Pearl River The Republican proposal to finance extended tax benefits for the rich by cutting health and other benefits for lower income and working Americans is a two-pronged attack. Work requirements are part of it, and the other part is putting people in a paperwork prison. Keep in mind, this is all about …
Pearl River The fight over the budget bill is not over yet, but win, lose, or draw, some kind of work requirement for some level of benefits seems inevitable. The proposal so far anticipates a requirement for all seemingly physically able to perform eighty (80) hours per month of verifiable work, schooling, or …
Marble Falls Constitutional are charter rights are foundational safeguards in principle, but state power is fundamental in reality. This is especially true when it comes to freedoms of speech and assembly, both here and abroad. ACORN Canada mourned the passage of an anti-protest ordinance that was passed by the Toronto City Council, historically …