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".
Pearl River In a recent campaign stop, I think it was Alaska, Trump’s greatest pleasure seemed to be bragging about the controversial 747 airplane, supposedly gifted by the Qatari government. My point is not to pick the scab on this continuing controversy about this boondoggle, but to underline one of the few happy moments …
Chicago Since Trump returned to office, a key administrative priority has been eliminating programs that trumped diversity, equity, and inclusion, more commonly known by the abbreviation, DEI. They have had much success. There have been notable exceptions, but most corporations have bent the knee and kissed the ring, not surprisingly since the vast majority …
New Orleans Norman Mailer, the famed novelist and journalist of the last century, was a king-sized narcissist. He once wrote a book, brashly and honestly, entitled Advertisements for Myself. Who knows how he thought that would work out? Trump must have crossed paths with him in the big city at some point or …