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 – The huge sigh of relief by Democrats after the midterms could be heard across the country. There was no red wave. It wasn’t as bad as many expected. The House was lost only narrowly, and by less than usual in a mid-term election, and the Senate was not only held, but improved …
New Orleans – No doubt about it, the Republican rump caucus is up to no good once any of us take a good look at their long-term objectives, which basically pretend the US can be dialed back to the 1950s or before. Giving the devils their due though, I have to admit that some …
New Orleans – You gotta love this – a total political meltdown in real time, on TV and social media, and on the front pages of every paper in America. There’s a countdown similar to the Iranian hostage crisis where the days Americans were held was calendared daily across the country, but this time it’s …