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’s politics and there’s policy, and then there’s just plain reckless, egomaniacal tomfoolery. It’s no longer “don’t mess with Texas.” The signs should now say: Texas is a Mess! Governor Greg Abbott should have his picture on that sign, rather than in public offices around the great state. He’s abandoned public …
New Orleans The weather forecast included both thundershowers and a tornado warning, but when asked if we should go ahead with the often scheduled and postponed press conference to release our study on hospital pricing transparency, the decision was easy: go! So, there we were in front of Ochsner-Baptist Hospital, a major unit …
New Orleans Driving on Interstate 10, leaving New Orleans and heading west finds the end of the road in San Diego and the Pacific Ocean. There are cities along the way, Houston first, then San Antonio, and eventually Phoenix, but the longest stretch, it often seems, runs between San Antonio and El Paso …