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".
Marble Falls The World Cup soccer game between England and the USA was playing soundlessly in the background while we were shuffling around doing our chores and this and that. For a minute, we all found ourselves sitting or standing around the TV watching the game. It quickly became apparent that, for the …
Pearl River Sitting on a dock by Cowen Bayou, only less than a mile from Pearl River, I’m only about 20-miles from Kiln, Mississippi in Hancock County. Favre is a big name in this area. The front page of the Sea Coast Echo had a story about Eddie Favre, the county administrator retiring after …
May 26, 2022 Little Rock France has a reputation for tolerance and liberalism, advanced social programs and elegant manners. The reputation and the reality are two different things. The recent elections produced a somewhat moderate final count while demonstrating the strength of the rapidly advancing conservative right-wing forces. France, sadly, seems so American, wine …