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 17, 2022 San Francisco While all eyes are on the Supreme Court because of the abortion leak, there’s other damage being done. A 6-3 decision announced this week, in what we might have hoped was a quixotic case involving Ted Cruz, brought more horror to our future, this time to the electoral …
May 15, 2022 Pearl River Recently we were talking about Pharrell Williams trying to navigate a guest appearance orchestrated by the younger Walton clan at a conference in Bentonville, Arkansas, the Walmart company town. Williams is best known for his song, “Happy”, which was on constant replay everywhere several years ago. You remember, …
May 14, 2022 Pearl River Every once in a while, we have a close call on radio world which keeps everything exciting, even as it underlines the power that comes with access and control of the airwaves. A public relations flak sent out one of the hundreds of pitches I get every month for …