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 Misinformation is everywhere around us now poisoning our society and politics, dividing people, and polarizing countries and conflicts. We tend to think of misinformation as just political, but a special feature recently in Science magazine reminds us that this is a phenomenon that triggers scientific inquiry into its causes and effects. …
New Orleans I don’t have the bandwidth to keep up with Instagram, despite its popularity. I’ve had my chances. I will never forget standing in a small pocket park across from the campaign offices of the now defunct Ecuadorian party, Ruptura 25, as the main Quito candidate tried to share with me her …
New Orleans President Trump promised a slew of executive orders on all manner of issues, piques, and grievances, and he’s been true to his word. The headlines have focused on his attempt to mobilize troops domestically and end birthright citizenship, but it’s a long, dark list. In the name of claiming to de-weaponize …