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".
Pearl River It’s important to believe that the vast majority of public officials are honest and straight forward servants of the common weal. Why do some of them have such a blind spot in this area and such a ready willingness to destroy public trust? Take insider trading for example. The slimmest minority of …
New Orleans I’ve been clear. I’m still a “More Money Now – Mas Dinero Ahora!” guy, as the welfare rights slogan used to go. That doesn’t mean I’m against work. Just the opposite, but for work to do the trick in dealing with poverty that has to mean …
New Orleans Recently, I shared a piece that asked the question about new found pandemic-induced appreciation for the American working class. Supposedly, there is now an understanding that they are essential. My question was: “so what?” What are employers ready to do about it? In the massive tide of worker-driven strikes we’re seeing …
New Orleans Sometimes I have to wonder, “what are they thinking?” Reading about the political shenanigans that began with Texas Governor Abbott and have now been picked up by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and maybe soon by Arizona’s Republican governor as well are a headscratcher for me. They …
New Orleans Some great news for a change: the United States hit a record low rate of poverty with a decrease from 9.2% at that level to 7.8%, according to the Supplemental Poverty Measure that pretty much counts everything from all governmental aid to wages and so forth. Additionally, child poverty was only …