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 Donald Trump announced yet another run for president in order to be first out in the field. Yawn. No surprises there. Not even a headline in the New York Times on his announcement. That must have hurt him to his core. I’ve already declared that he’s my favorite for the Republican …
Pearl River There have been a flurry of articles about the 50th anniversary of the last episode of the television series, M.A.S.H. Alan Alda, the primary star as Hawkeye, is still alive and has been quoted at length. What caught my eye was a comment that the almost 106 million viewers for that show …
Marble Falls Bear with me, this is going to be a bit of a Luddite, techno-peasant peeve that I’m swearing can’t just be me, but truth be told, might not be too many more than me. It has to do with having the news managed, or I guess the more modern term would be …