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".
Heerlen Late June, most schools are out, summer is here, and maybe for many there’s a minute to take a breath and smell the roses. One rock in the road of such relief and peace of mind at this time of year, especially these days, is that the reconfigured, hyper-conservative US Supreme Court casts …
Heerlen The Times offered many details about the narco-crimes involving Juan Orlando Hernandez in reporting that he was sentenced by a New York-based federal judge to 45-years in prison, effectively a life sentence. The case had been lingering since his arrest at the end of his term as president of Honduras from 2014 to 2022. …
Heerlen The lead articles in all of the papers around the world are highlighting the mass protests in Nairobi, Kenya, where thousands breached Parliament, lit fires, and were beaten back by police and gunfire killing at least five, as they fought to stop passage of a broad tax increase proposed by the government. I …