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".
Atlanta There’s no question that Bill Gates and his ex-wife, Melinda, along with their foundation have, as the saying goes, “more money than God.” It seems that Mr. Gates sometimes gets confused on whether it’s just about the money or that he can act like his own little version of a god. The news of the world …
Pearl River Credit to where credit is due, Sheryl Steinberg controversial and increasingly maligned Facebook executive and billionaire enabler of Mark Zuckerberg, enfant terrible, definitely gets credit for coining the phrase “lean in.” In her conception, a significant problem with the underpayment of women in the workplace was that they were not leaning in, which …
Pearl River The divisions in politics around the world have often and always been violent. Party adherents attack the devotees of over parties. Rivals eliminate rivals in order to hold on to power or gain power, or in milder cases, jail and exile them. In the United States, we like to pretend the periods of …