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".
Little Rock Here’s a thought from the Democrats: an Anti-Corruption Agency. Leaders in the US Senate and House of Representatives have said they are introducing legislation that they hope resonates with the American public. They believe there is an increasing distaste about the grift and greed that revolves around Trump and his family, the …
New Orleans This is a one-finger clap at some good news. After pushback from his own party and almost everyone else in the US and across the world, the White House has been signaling for several days that Trump was backing off the $1.8 billion slush fund. The Department of Justice and its …
Marble Falls Maybe, just maybe, there are limits to the fawning by the Republican US Congress and the level of corruption and grift that Trump and his family are allowed. I hesitate to generalize because with this crew, it’s whack-a-mole with more that crops up even as restrictions are imposed elsewhere. Regardless, it’s …