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 Living in New Orleans more than twenty years after Katrina, we continue to be ground zero for discussions about rising water and the perils of climate change and global warming. Recently, a Tulane University real estate professor got a lot of publicity on the issue of rising water here and elsewhere. …
Pearl River Understandably, many are sick and tired of hearing about artificial intelligence. Is it creating some jobs, while taking away others? Is it altering the domestic and global economy, for better or worse? There are many questions and lots of opinions, but few answers. Here’s another one: can AI help save democracy? That’s …
Pearl River When I think of animal rights two things come to mind. One is the argument made by philosopher and advocate Paul Singer, whose books I have read, that make the case that they are sentient beings at many levels and deserving of attention and care for that reason. The other is PETA, …