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 In typical fashion, James O’Keefe’s rightwing fake news operation, Project Veritas, couldn’t get it right. The old line is that “rats flee a sinking ship.” As Project Veritas went down, under the weight of O’Keefe’s many scandals, lawsuits, extravagant and entitled spending, and general narcissism, to right the ship, rather than recruit …
New Orleans In the Age of Trump and its aftermath, if we all weren’t cynical before, we are at least cautious these days about too readily believing any claims for fear of alternative “truths.” Still, I caught myself saying, “unbelievable!” this morning, as I read about the incredible and dangerous scam involved in …
New Orleans For years, many have talked about the importance in communities of so-called “third spaces.” These are the wonderful in-between areas between the public and private spheres, occupying what was hoped to be a neutral space of comfort and security for all. Third spaces were places where money and status, race and gender, …