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".
May 25, 2022 Marble Falls I’ve driven through Uvalde, Texas. Uvalde is a nice quiet Texas Hill country town. I’ve walked around the town square and looked at the statue of John Nance Garner III. He was a Vice-President under Franklin Delano Roosevelt for eight years from 1933 to 1941 and Speaker of …
May 23, 2022 New Orleans A message has been sent from the universe: climate change is real, and, if you don’t believe us, we’re coming for you. I’m used to people asking me how it’s possible to live in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast with hurricane season soon and water rising. …
May 22, 2022 Pearl River We all know the warning: don’t poke the bear. Most of us don’t have much of a chance to put that warning into practice, because we aren’t near bears. Those of us who do run into them from time to time, take it to heart. The Georgia legislature may …