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".
Marble Falls Back in the USA, Trump continues to court chaos, which was hardly a surprise, and largely bereft of even a hint of rationality. He’s obsessed with his narcissistic capitol city makeover. The reflecting pool was always a $14 million, no bid, boondoggle, and done with so much ineptness that the paint …
Pearl River I was startled to pick up my copy of Poverty & Race, which is normally a pretty dry effort by largely academics sprinkled with some organizers from time to time that looks at policy in these areas produced quarterly by the Poverty & Race Research Action Council. The lead article seemed of …
Pearl River As it becomes harder to get loans to buy homes, borrowers are increasingly looking for alternatives, including non-traditional, unguaranteed, noncomforming mortgages. The Wall Street Journal notes that in 2025, such loan originations rose from less than 1% in 2020 to almost 6% of total mortgages in 2025. Should we worry? Maybe, they …