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 Let’s be honest, the city of Buffalo is not a place that most Americans think about on a regular basis. Sure, if they go to see Niagara Falls, Buffalo is the southern gateway. And, yes, sometimes there are cheaper flights from the airport for Canadians or others venturing south. When the NFL …
New Orleans When it comes to the rightwing ideological crew, the US Supreme Court is living in their front pocket. Anytime a couple of attorneys general from the deep reds get a wild hair and decide to take a shot at making law before the courts, there always seem to be some justices …
Pearl River This is rich. In the era of widespread and weaponized misinformation in politics, the political pros are worried about the role of artificial intelligence in current and coming campaigns. Chew on this: Increasingly, political consultants, election researchers and lawmakers say setting up new guardrails, such as legislation reining in synthetically generated ads, …