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 For many years, “war” holidays were unpaid by our organizations, except for July 4th. More recently, as Vietnam receded and wars became forever, we added it to the list. Technically, the day is meant to honor those who gave their lives for the country, but practically, it’s worth honoring those who …
Marble Falls The US side of the war with Iran is now contending for a position in the historic list of worst American military misadventures ever. Remember our invasion of Grenada for example? The record is very muddied about whether Spain blew up the Maine in the Havana harbor or whether it was …
New Orleans The United States under Trump and MAGA is becoming not just a rouge nation, but also an island unto itself, making travel domestically fraught for both natives and immigrants, and building walls at our borders both physically and financially. I’m not even talking about unilateral military actions, which have pushed away …