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 Sports is a funny thing. Some might think it’s insubstantial, maybe even frivolous compared to all of the stuff that’s supposedly more important, like politics as one example or even art. For my money, they would be wrong. Sports of almost all kinds is more human and invariably more popular, in …
New Orleans I often find myself defending the city and state where I vote, when outsiders and transplants insinuate that there is appalling, deep seated corruption here. I usually point out that indictments are notoriously political, and Louisiana is a crazy political state and has been for generations. Actual convictions are less common …
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 …