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 Talking to Norman Solomon on Wade’s World about his new book, War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of its Military Machine, I knew how to start the conversation. I drew on Edwin Starrs famous song: War, huh (good God) What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, listen to me, …
New Orleans When it comes to drugs of any kind, I’m cautious, conservative, and, frankly, boring. I worry about taking aspirin or ibuprofen, because I want to “save” them for when I really need them. When it comes to something like marijuana, I took my tokes when a joint was passed around in …
Marble Falls Abolish the police, abolish this, abolish that, became slogans that were easily misinterpreted and often created blowback to advocates trying to create change. All of which made me wonder what Columbia University Professor Jane Spinak might be thinking in proposing to abolish family court, and that’s what we talked about on …