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 Louisiana is not a rich state, despite bounteous natural resources. That’s a long story, not a short one. Richland Parish in the northern part of the state not too far from Monroe is the opposite of a rich land. Farming isn’t great. The years have not been kind to many of …
New Orleans The explosive growth of data centers due to the big tech overlords racing each other to spend trillions is starting to run into a wall, despite what I’m sure they thought was a good plan to hijack local governments in a pact at “mum’s the word” secrecy with the promise of …
Mexico City Our utility bills are going up everywhere in the United States. We all have our theories, and some of them are right, at least partially. Is it pressure from data centers for more power as tech companies race forward in the competition over artificial intelligence? Yes. Is it subservient regulators and an …