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 The thing to remember about power, is that even when you have some, it’s critical to remember that it’s never absolute, because there are always limits. This lesson is being taught, even if not learned, between the White House and the Congress, as well as globally with Trump’s fiasco in Iran. …
New Orleans The Wall Street Journal looked at reports from 1500 of the largest companies in the US. One of the things they found is that cumulatively these companies were paying over $600 million for perks for executives and board directors. Some of it was for security in the wake of the United …
New Orleans Recently I was surprised to find that tenants in Maryland were legally able under certain conditions to withhold their rent to force their landlords to make repairs by following certain procedures. Living and working in red states in the South and elsewhere for so long had “blinded me to the light” …