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 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 …
New Orleans I’m yawning. The Trump arraignment on 34 counts of criminal activity by the prosecutor in New York City was a nonevent. Anti-Trumpers outshouted pro-Trumpers, so wake me up when it’s over. The most interesting political news right now was the election of an African-American former union organizer as the mayor of Chicago …
New Orleans A full-page ad in the New York Times is expensive. We’re talking tens of thousands of dollars. You have to be a big company with a bloated advertising budget or deep enough pockets that makes you believe it’s worth the climb to get your message out. A front section ad on page …