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 For long beleaguered college sports fans, Indiana’s rise from the bottom of the barrel, a consistent doormat team, to a number one ranking on the verge of winning the college football championship is nothing short of a miracle. This phenomenon might give hope to fans everywhere, who might be lured into believing …
New Orleans Decades ago, I used to argue that the best writing in a newspaper was in the sports section. It didn’t matter whether you liked sports in general or in specific, it was a mistake to forego spending time in the sports section, because that’s where the pure writers were showcased. They …
Pearl River School has begun in New Orleans now, and I’m betting it’s a sweatbox given our record heatwave. This is the South, so that also means football practices are full swing. Standing on my front porch, I look into the backyard of the neighborhood’s Fredrick Douglass High School, which is also somehow a …