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 It’s been a while since we talked about Walmart and that lot. It’s not because they have really gotten kinder and gentler, since they have continued to grow bigger and bigger, it’s just because talking about Walmart seems not to change the way they do business. What’s different now, you might …
New Orleans Many are looking at the wealth transfer in America in coming years from baby boomers to their heirs as the largest in history, given the trillions of dollars that generation holds now. Unsurprisingly, given the current state of social and political affairs, this transfer is likely to exacerbate inequality, rather than …
New Orleans Gautam Adani, principal of the India-based Adani Group, has won the controversial bid to redevelop the Dharavi megaslum in the heart of Mumbai. Once the third-richest man on the planet, his wealth has capsized under scrutiny of US-based analysts that questioned his company’s financial schemes because of the accounting between related …