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".
Marble Falls Cyndi Lauper had a big hit with a song called “True Colors,” one of the few that she didn’t write on her big album. The refrain was sticky: I’ll see your true colors Shining through I see your true colors If you’re paying attention, we’re seeing a lot of folks’ true …
New Orleans I guess it’s finally time to reckon with reality and admit the truth. Over the last fifteen years, a small but feisty self-appointed group has assembled unbeknownst to each other. These men and women, all acting independently, contact me regularly, and I appreciate hearing from them. They are all part of …
Pearl River Almost anyone paying attention knows about Mississippi-native and former NFL great Brett Favre rip and run with welfare funds in what many refer to as “one of the biggest scandals” in state history in a fraud scheme that ran from 2016 to 2019. There are a lot of allegations, some still charged, …