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 The last thing any of us need is another lesson in the absolute irresponsibility of any public officials or authority ever allowing vital community resources to be privatized as commodities and plums to be picked by private equity pirates. This time, like so many times before, it’s the foolhardy privatization of water. …
San Jose These are wild and crazy times, and I’m not just talking about America, but bear with me. We had the January 6th thing. We all know this was a wannabe revolution. In other words, we could say it was an uprising that hoped to get lucky. Thousands hoped to push and …
New Orleans Anyone who ever thought that corporations were going to help lead changes in American culture and society are sadly disappointed at the screeching of tires as companies put any notion of such a role into rear gear. A torrent of recent reports clearly documents the corporate world in retreat from earlier …