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 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 …
Pearl River There’s a certain degree of irony that should put an asterisk on any expression that includes the phrase “world order” or “new world order.” The arrogant pretense that there is some order in the world, old or new, seems preposterous, especially these days. Nonetheless, the horror of watching Russia turn back the …
Pearl River It’s hard to imagine Mexico as a workers’ paradise. Wages and working conditions are substandard. So-called charro unions which are too often in the pockets of the employers and the government have kept the lid on workers’ wages. Wages, even in some major industrial plants, like General Motors, start at as little as …