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 There was an energy crisis before the current climate-change continual crises during the Jimmy Carter presidency in 1979, more than forty years ago, that was driven by a drop in oil production during the Iranian revolution. President Carter spoke to Americans and the world in his famous “malaise” speech, where he …
New Orleans A picture is worth a thousand words, as the saying goes. A satellite shot of traffic backed up for miles at the border crossing between the Russian Federation and Georgia was dramatic evidence of the unpopularity of Vladmir Putin’s order activating reservists for his invasion and now protracted war against Ukraine. …
New Orleans The economy is whack without a doubt. Gas prices are over $4 here in oil country, in fact, way over $4 per gallon, and topping $6 in California. Inflation’s gallop may be lessening, but it’s still hitting pocketbooks everywhere whether due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, supply chain issues, the pandemic, …