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 Of all of the revolts we might imagine in the fever dreams of our lives, the anti-mask rebellion has to be one for the comic books. Much of the protest has been passive, implemented by random weird walkers in the pointless pursuit of some perverse pretense of principal. Most media coverage seems …
New Orleans In Covid-country over the last eighteen months, the mascot of the nursing home industry has been the bearded figure of the Grim Reaper, scythe in hand. Almost one-third of the USA coronavirus deaths have been experienced by residents of nursing homes. Not surprisingly, there are calls for reform, but sometimes it is …
New Orleans The delta variant of the coronavirus is earthshaking at this point. The Jazz Festival in New Orleans, which rivals Mardi Gras as a cultural and economic event in the city, was canceled for the second straight year. Businesses, artists, and the city itself are reeling. Our Fair Grinds Coffeehouse is only blocks …