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 I’m never sure exactly the criteria or metrics that conservatives use when they describe a corporation as being “woke,” but I’m pretty sure it must be one of those things like some of the court decisions on pornography, where they know it, when they see it. I’m also pretty confident that there …
Pearl River I got a call from a PR man for the University of California Press flaking a book about drugs. I’m a bystander on this issue, so my first kneejerk reaction was, “not interested.” He kept going through and said this guy’s work wasn’t really so much about drugs as it was about …
Pearl River Tennessee is looking for attention. This isn’t Virginia, they want to make sure that we understand that love has nothing to do with it. Tennessee is the Volunteer State. They aren’t talking about church suppers, little league games, neighborhood cleanups, and Red Cross blood drives. They are proud of their ability to take …