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 Trump to American people: Back to the Caves! Yep, that’s the message. Like the old headline from the Daily News during that city’s fiscal crisis: “Ford to New York – Drop Dead.” I keep harping about the current administration having declared war on the poor. The poor aren’t the only target …
New Orleans The Trump 2.0 administration has choked off aid to other countries, especially poor countries where the United States Agency for International Development (US-AID) was a lifesaver in combating disease, mitigating disasters, and assisting in economic development. Legal action has left the agency on a lifeline, but money is still not moving. …
New Orleans The august New York Times laid the claim that Trump’s first 100 days of this new term were the most momentous since the original first 100 days were measured in Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s first term. Both were about building a new understanding of government’s role in the life of the country …