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 With the Supreme Court’s decision to trash affirmative action programs in colleges and universities, conservatives of all stripes believe it’s on now. In their gun sights are minority hiring programs and incentives where they might exist. In the conservative assault against affirmative action, Comcast settled a case accusing it of illegally favoring …
New Orleans When it comes to drugs of any kind, I’m cautious, conservative, and, frankly, boring. I worry about taking aspirin or ibuprofen, because I want to “save” them for when I really need them. When it comes to something like marijuana, I took my tokes when a joint was passed around in …
New Orleans The Ohio vote on the efforts by the Republican-dominated legislature to raise the bar on initiative amendments to the constitution by citizens was an almost 3 to 2 beat down with the NO votes at over 1.7 million and the YES votes hardly 1.3 million. Conservatives had tried to pitch this vote …