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 There are more important things to think about when we wonder – and worry – about whether the new Conservative Party pick for prime minister is jumping from the devil into the deep blue sea in Britain, or whether European countries are going to freeze to death at the hands of …
Marble Falls Greg Brown, a Iowa-based folk singer, who came under my radar for some reason, had a great song called simply, “China”, which for some reason was an ear-worm for me, maybe because of the constant repetition every other line of “China, chi-nay, far away.” I’ll give you a taste, Baby still looks …
Marble Falls With inflation at 8.5% over the last year, the high-water mark since 1981, many are thinking about what our dollars are worth and whether we can make groceries and rent soon. It’s a funny thing though, in making a list of our entitlements as Americans, some might note the beauty …
New Orleans There’s nothing much to like about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, except the courage of its people and the amazing performance of President Zelenskyy. He appeared, remotely of course, before the United Nations asking for help in stopping the Russian invasion. He has been beating that drum fiercely, and with some …
Carlsbad There’s a lot of back and forth in the news about whether the sanctions being employed fiercely by the western world as a weapon to pressure Russia over its invasion of Ukraine will work. The theory would be that sanctions on close associates of Russian leader Putin among the rich oligarchs, military, and …