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 Western North Carolina never expected the aftermath of a hurricane was going to wreak havoc throughout their region and its communities. The night the waters were rising as the rain continued to fall, I was talking a to woman who was the station manager of a small, low-power station in Ashville. …
New Orleans One news report indicates that President-elect Trump is trying to make a deal with Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis that he might be appointed Secretary of Defense, and while I’m at it, how about appointing Laura Trump as Florida’s Senator when Marc Rubio steps down from that position to become Secretary of …
New Orleans Where have all of the heroes gone? It’s a great social and cultural question, even for someone like me, who believes in the “folk” or people part of the phrase, but not the “hero” thing. That’s just me and our work, but I understand why people want there to be heroes, just …