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 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 …
Marble Falls Not having made it through higher education except in starts and stops over a couple of years, I can’t pretend to be an expert in all of the ends and outs of the academy, as understood in the United States. Along with most Americans, though, I do understand the institutional claims …
Marble Falls In the old days, maybe even as recently as a couple of months ago, countries might look to the United States as a guide to what might happen positively in their own country. Now the tables have turned. Americans can now learn about what is happening in their own country, by looking …