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 The January 6th insurrection, coup, riot, or whatever you might want to call this assault on the Capitol and Congress over the ceremonial certification of the Electoral College results is now marking its first anniversary. Most of us would think that everything that could be said about has now been said, but we would be wrong. The …
New Orleans The child care credit in the Biden stimulus package has been heralded, including by me, as the first significant step in reversing the draconian “end of welfare as we know it” program of former President Clinton. Experts noted that this child-centered program, providing front end payments on the credit of $300 per month for families …
New Orleans Nationally, rents are estimated to increase by 7% across the board in the United States. Some cities are on fire, like Austin and Miami, but even Memphis and Jacksonville are running past affordability. If you’re just barely making it or not making it at all, the relief offered by the various stimulus programs made a difference, …