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".
Little Rock Gerrymandering here, gerrymandering there, North Carolina, Oregon, New York, Ohio, Texas, one state after another where there is a supermajority is getting into mystery mapping to try to hold on or extend the power of the prevailing party. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report, says Republican state legislatures have already gerrymandered their maps so …
Little Rock Watching from a distance the back and forth of internal push and shove within the Democratic caucus in Congress in both the House and Senate is a negotiations case study, no matter how painful the process. In labor negotiations this is pejoratively called, “bargaining with yourself,” meaning that you are having to …
Atlanta There’s no question that Bill Gates and his ex-wife, Melinda, along with their foundation have, as the saying goes, “more money than God.” It seems that Mr. Gates sometimes gets confused on whether it’s just about the money or that he can act like his own little version of a god. The news of the world …
Pearl River Credit to where credit is due, Sheryl Steinberg controversial and increasingly maligned Facebook executive and billionaire enabler of Mark Zuckerberg, enfant terrible, definitely gets credit for coining the phrase “lean in.” In her conception, a significant problem with the underpayment of women in the workplace was that they were not leaning in, which …
Pearl River The divisions in politics around the world have often and always been violent. Party adherents attack the devotees of over parties. Rivals eliminate rivals in order to hold on to power or gain power, or in milder cases, jail and exile them. In the United States, we like to pretend the periods of …