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 This is not a story of letting “no good deed go unpunished,” though it may seem a wee bit like that. It’s really more a story of “the devil is in the details.” Of course, this is a Katrina story in the long tail from the colossal hurricane that pounded the Gulf …
New Orleans Eighteen years ago, ACORN warned Walmart that opening stores in Chicago was not just a mistake, but wrong. We fought for a higher living wage for retail workers with mixed results. I was there with our members one day when we picketed the location. We were especially opposed to the company’s plans …
Pearl River Clarence Thomas has been on the United States Supreme Court for over thirty years. He was seated controversially in 1991 after a contentious hearing that featured his sexual harassment of his associate at the EEOC, Anita Hill. He is one of the more conservative voices on the court, but that just makes …