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 Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a monster in collegiate sports in America. Whether Alabama, Louisiana State University, or Georgia, SEC schools are regularly in the final playoffs and winners of the NCAA football championships. The LSU women won the NCAA basketball championships last year. The sports pages of local papers regularly …
New Orleans The off-year election returns in the United States are a stark reminder about what happens to political power when it is forced to measure its weight in democratic elections. In elections, votes are actually counted. Unlike courts appointments, the packing of the judiciary or gerrymandering, when a party can draw magic …
Atlanta Marva Burnett, ACORN International’s president, John Anderson, ACORN Canada’s field director, and I gave each other one last wave, as they hurried off to Terminal 1 in Manchester, and I began the hike to Terminal 2 with hours to spare. It turned out to be a good thing, because when the Virgin Atlantic …