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 The last thing any of us need is another lesson in the absolute irresponsibility of any public officials or authority ever allowing vital community resources to be privatized as commodities and plums to be picked by private equity pirates. This time, like so many times before, it’s the foolhardy privatization of water. …
New Orleans In principle, it’s hard to be a fan of foundations. Too many of the rich and super rich use them as little more than tax dodges, choosing their own personal aggrandizement over paying for public services and needs to be approved by the people. The devil needs to be given his …
Brooklyn Thanks to my darling daughter, over the last year or so, before I make a long drive whether to Texas, Arkansas, or Georgia, I make sure I’ve got some audiobooks handy. There’s Audible, the Amazon product, and then there’s Libby, the free site from our public library. I was pretty desperate, as I …