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 Cyndi Lauper had a big hit with a song called “True Colors,” one of the few that she didn’t write on her big album. The refrain was sticky: I’ll see your true colors Shining through I see your true colors If you’re paying attention, we’re seeing a lot of folks’ true …
Little Rock When deep south politics makes the national news, it usually means bad news for any of us living the good life among our fellow folk in these states. Recently, both Louisiana and Arkansas found themselves in the national conversational polarization around abortion and choice. In one case, I’m talking about Louisiana, where …
Helena, Arkansas We were up and out before 5am. This was my monthly trip to Arkansas, but it was going to come with a twist. We were going to stop on the way in Helena West Helena, Arkansas to finally meet Andrew Bagley, publisher and editor of the Helena World. I had been talking …