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".
Pearl River There have been a flurry of articles about the 50th anniversary of the last episode of the television series, M.A.S.H. Alan Alda, the primary star as Hawkeye, is still alive and has been quoted at length. What caught my eye was a comment that the almost 106 million viewers for that show …
New Orleans There seems to be a day for almost everything in these days and times, and my inbox was flooded with notices about a new day, at least to me, which is National Voter Registration Day. Heck, why not?!? It does seem an exercise against the wind. With the right’s drumbeat of …
Pearl River It’s important to believe that the vast majority of public officials are honest and straight forward servants of the common weal. Why do some of them have such a blind spot in this area and such a ready willingness to destroy public trust? Take insider trading for example. The slimmest minority of …