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 The US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in New Orleans, is often where good laws, progressive regulations, labor rights, and often common sense usually go to die. The Trump-dominated appointees and the general cast of the court are the most conservative in the country, and the court of choice for …
New Orleans You have to be kidding? The US Supreme Court just established a new bar for total partisanship. This time it was in Virginia, where a bunch of them live – and vote. Essentially, they were doing a favor for their own beleaguered Republican governor. Who cares what the law says clearly enough …
New Orleans At this point in a usual election, some might say that it’s all “over but the shouting,” but in the US election the shouting has been endless and is expected to continue even after the voting is finished. This is the time when whatever can be said, has already been said. …