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 Not every state still enjoys the Progressive Era reform that embedded the initiative and referendum process in local and state politics in many US political jurisdictions. The preponderance of these systems exists in the West and South. The purpose of these democratic participation tools is to allow citizens to bring forward measures …
Little Rock When deep south politics makes the national news, it usually means bad news for any of us living the good life among our fellow folk in these states. Recently, both Louisiana and Arkansas found themselves in the national conversational polarization around abortion and choice. In one case, I’m talking about Louisiana, where …
New Orleans Few political issues continue to be as contested today as women’s right to choose with bitter divisions on all sides of the abortion issue. Some believe the 2024 US election could turn on this issue, particularly if it motivates women and the young to the polls, as it has in various …