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 When discussing migration and sanctions the order of the day is really the old expression, “What goes around, comes around.” There’s a bit of schoolyard bickering between the United States and some of our Latin American neighbors, doing some heavy finger pointing about who and what is responsible for the flooding …
Marble Falls Sometimes you have to give the devil his due. Karl Rove gained his reputation as a Republican strategy wizard for his work with George Bush, the second. Subsequently, he has continued to take up important real estate in the party and on the more moderate-right with his election funds and his …
New Orleans A quote from a barista about higher education caught my eye. She was 21 years old and originally from the Philippines. She had graduated from a competitive magnet high school and taken some courses at a community college, but opted to go to work rather than college. Diversity and affirmative action …