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 I don’t want to become a broken record playing the same song over and over, second verse same as the first, but this is a long march so we have to keep on trekking. I’m talking now about what I call “maximum eligible participation.” Simply put, everyone should receive all benefits to …
Pearl River Every year, rain or shine, sleet or snow, our ACORN family of organizations for the last almost fifty years has assembled at the beginning of a new year. For almost the last forty years we have met in the New Orleans area for what we call a Year End / Year Beginning …
Marble Falls This is a season that just keeps on giving. Not the least of the gifts is irony. I say this as I read the latest protest in the current saga of James O’Keefe, rightwing saboteur, convict, and serial scammer, and his misnamed Project Veritas versus the New York Times. Here’s the deal. The Times was sued by O’Keefe’s Project Veritas …