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 So much of modern technology seems to only serve the systems and their owners, if they have any, in the name of efficiency and cost saving, that when any of us stumble on something that undoubtedly does both of those things for the company, but also actually, lo and behold, serves …
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 …