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 According to all reports, President Biden is heading for South Carolina to tout the progress of his economic program, which most economists give positive marks, although this achievement is not reflected in polling. There may be a reason. Demand remains high for lower-waged workers, seen recently during the pandemic as essential. On …
New Orleans Love it or leave it, there’s just something about the American South that just can’t keep people away. By the droves if we’re talking about the continued populations shifts from almost everywhere across the country to the South. By the billions if you look at the Biden infrastructure investments. By the …
Brooklyn The 2024 campaign just got scary for me. Sure, I’ve been following the Biden rollout and the Trump escapades and true-crime stories. Gradually, I’d convinced myself that Trump is stumbling towards the Republican nomination. The field over there continues to crowdsource a bunch of candidates that will dilute the anti-Trump vote and make …