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 Anytime the current US Supreme Court seems to have made a decision that favors workers, we definitely need to hope it’s a good thing, but before we do a happy dance it’s worth a hard look to see if the fine print aligns with the good news headlines. Add to that a …
Marble Falls Coming to Arkansas in 1970, it was hard to find a state that voted for more Democrats. Sure, there was the one northwestern congressional district in the Ozarks that had leaned Republican since protesting the state’s Civil War secession, but Arkansas was a barometer state in presidential politics, having voting for whoever …
Marble Falls One of the classic ACORN caveats was always, “if you live by the press, you’ll die by the press.” This was always a reminder that our base always came first and last, so that we should never be distracted by external attacks – or praise and press clippings – but should always …