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 In the cheap seats where most of us sit, it’s often mysterious to understand the economic and political gyrations between countries. We read about it, wonder for a moment, don’t have much of a clue other than a hope and prayer of understanding, and then go on. Sanctions are a prime …
Mexico City These days almost all of us depend on data in one way or another to figure out the wild world around us from politics, to economics, to health, and on to the smallest things about how our neighbors, countrymen, and brothers and sisters around the world are thinking about everything under …
Mexico City Netflix has been criticized for years about it’s close-to-the-vest refusal to disclose viewing and audience numbers for its programs. HBO of course likes to chortle about how many watch “Game of Thrones” or “Sopranos” or whatever. Amazon Prime, originally part of the Bezos empire will say how many watch its NFL …