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".
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 …
New Orleans In the National Basketball Association, the NBA, the New Orleans Pelicans, as we now call ourselves, often get little respect. We’ve had some great players like Chris Paul and Anthony Davis, but often we have not had great teams. Twenty teams make the playoffs annually, but for the last four years, …
Marble Falls Well, it’s “take me out to the ballpark” again, not that we’re running out of the house in that direction. The owners’ lockout is over after 99 days as both parties reached a tentative agreement. Whether you like baseball or it bores you stiff, and, yes, I realize that some of …