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 A year ago, August 26th, Ida pushed us out of New Orleans and all of the surrounding area. Seventeen years ago, Katrina had us running and in some cases swimming against the surge for way too many on August 29th. We never get used to this. It surprises me that anyone …
New Orleans A picture is worth a thousand words, as the saying goes. A satellite shot of traffic backed up for miles at the border crossing between the Russian Federation and Georgia was dramatic evidence of the unpopularity of Vladmir Putin’s order activating reservists for his invasion and now protracted war against Ukraine. …
Pearl River We keep beating this drum, over and over. Nonprofit, tax-exempt hospitals are supposed to provide charity care to justify the fact that they do not have to pay federal taxes. This benefit is worth billions for some hospital chains and is always a boon to any nonprofit hospital. The Affordable Care Act …