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 When a legal election observer says that a recent Supreme Court decision is “likely to be a train wreck for communities of color,” any believer in voting rights has to cringe. I should quickly add, cringe again, because this is just the latest outrage in a series of decisions by the …
Marble Falls Cyndi Lauper had a big hit with a song called “True Colors,” one of the few that she didn’t write on her big album. The refrain was sticky: I’ll see your true colors Shining through I see your true colors If you’re paying attention, we’re seeing a lot of folks’ true …
New Orleans In the recent Supreme Court’s decision that voided a state’s ability to deny a place on the ballot to candidates for federal office because Congress needed to enact a law indicating how they would handle disqualifications under the 14th Amendment for insurrection, former President Trump got a pass. I never thought …