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 I’m starting to like Taylor Swift more, even as I’m super tired of reading about her tour, her romance, and about everything else. It’s more a case of the “enemy of my enemy is my friend” kind of thing. It’s also a situation where it’s all so MAGA conspiracy crazy, that …
New Orleans In election cycle after election cycle, the role of money, big money, has increased. Donors are the third rail in modern US politics. Candidates seem to put more priority on winning their favor than the voters during their campaigns. Heck, even the Trump and Haley campaigns had to go to a …
New Orleans Once upon a time, some people used to wonder “how the other half lived.” In 2024, that’s a quaint notion. The common and business culture now has made it all about the fractional. We are forced to read about exploits, politics, purchases, personal affairs, and more of the super small fraction …