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 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 …
Marble Falls Crocodile tears are flowing down millions of faces over the sad fate of the newly jobless Tucker Carlson, while real tears may be dripping down the cheeks of former president Trump and his fervent fans. Turns out that there are real consequences when you cost your boss more than three-quarters of a …
New Orleans Charles Blow, a columnist for the New York Times wrote an interesting column the other day on President Biden’s prospects for winning a second term. His angle was interesting. He talked to three veteran campaigners who had made their chops running winning campaigns for Carter, Clinton, and Obama. They joined me in …