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 Many of us have become cynical about the big money in US election campaigns and all of the schemes used by the superrich, corporations, and special interests to flood the zone with cash. There’s dark money. There’s weird foundation scams like the recent $1.6 billion stock sale donation for the Republicans. …
New Orleans The Who song about the new boss being the same as the old boss is a classic case, even if rare, of culture speaking to class. Where we find that the new boss is the same as the old boss over and over again is in the popular instances of subcontracting …
New Orleans Given the media’s obsession with the rich and all of the folks lined up to take their money, it’s hard to avoid reading about their schemes and situations, even if you want to do so. Foundations have long claimed to be many things other than a simple tax dodge, but some …