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".
Coyocan It seems like forever ago when Americans were inundated by the daily news with the chaos in the Trump administration’s empowering Elon Musk and his DOGE, Department of Governmental Efficiency, to slash and burn their way through federal agencies and federal workforce. Almost a year later, it’s becoming possible to get an approximate …
New Orleans In these fraught times, this would seem like a minor controversy compared to so many of the outrages around us from war to the economy, but it’s important for the future, especially for children. I’m talking about what are commonly known around the world as “baby bonds.” These are gifts from …
New Orleans In the United States, like it or not, we’re on the countdown. The government has been shutdown for weeks, as the polarity between the party’s positions pushes towards a new record for dysfunction. The President is hands-off on a snack tour of the Far East beginning with Japan. There are no …