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 There aren’t many community organizers that haven’t had to organize a petition drive. Increasingly, the same can also be said about some union organizers as well as almost anyone trying to step on the first couple of rungs on the ladder of social change. With Arkansas Grassroots United, we have a …
Pearl River Darned, it must be tough being rich these days. All the charts indicate that the top tenth of one-percent, the top one percent, and even the top ten percent are making out like bandits in the current economy, especially in the US, thanks to Trump and his various tax breaks and reallocations …
Pearl River There’s a lot of heavy breathing about a union-backed ballot proposition in California that would apply a one-time tax on billionaires. Some billionaires seem upset about paying the tax. The founders of Google have attracted a lot of attention claiming they are moving to Florida and elsewhere. These were the same guys …