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 Almost everyone, up and down the line from politicians to public health officials to public water utilities to families know by now how dangerous and destructive, especially to children, infants, and the elderly lead can be. The Flint, Michigan water crisis and many just like it from Newark to Milwaukee to …
Pearl River Who would have believed over the last year that many of us have gone from stubborn optimism, as we approached this US election, to something close to giddy euphoria at the improving prospects for the progressive forces as the calendar marches forward. The courage of President Joe Biden in stepping aside for this …
Marble Falls There’s no question that President Biden’s announcement that he would not be a candidate in the coming election, his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, and her surge over the last two weeks has totally altered the US presidential campaign. The reaction from many sectors and large parts of the Democratic …