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".
Pearl River Living in the South, it is easy to become self-deluded about race. Public and private spaces seem more normalized and less strained than they were many decades ago in restaurants, grocery stores, gas stations, and the like, at least in the majority Black city where I live. Don’t get me wrong. Racism …
New Orleans As a politician, Hubert Humphrey in the minds of most people outside of Minnesota either doesn’t exist or is what many would call a damaged brand. He was something in his day and could brag about a stellar resume as a young mayor of Minneapolis, a US Senator from Minnesota, then …
Pearl River Another administration, this time under President Joe Biden, is talking about chopping down part of the forest of paperwork to access governmental programs, benefits, and services. Commentators note how hard this has been to get done. According to the White House, they have “identified nearly 100 measures it has taken to reduce …