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 In the ongoing meltdown and public relations catastrophe that has characterized President Trump and Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE, nothing seems more absurd than credit card limits of only one dollar without specific approval for purchase. This is when we are all forced to come to grip …
Mexico City Dealing with all of the different predatory pitfalls involving delayed payment or credit alternatives is a financial whack-a-mole. One day, you win some restrictions or limits on payday lending, and something else pops up and you have to corral installment loans. Try to win limits on these usurious interest rates and suddenly you …