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".
June 24, 2021 Little Rock New York City is a Democratic town, despite the fact that until the recent two terms of Mayor Bill de Blasio, there had been a long run of Republican mayors from Rudy Giuliani to Michael Bloomberg. Given that fact, the Democratic primary pretty much is the whole game. Win that, …
June 23, 2021 New Orleans I’ve followed the campaign for mayor of New York City closely for a couple of reasons. I’ve known one of the candidates, Maya Wiley, since she was a child, having worked for her father, George Wiley, as an organizer with the National Welfare Rights Organization. I’ve also known one …
June 22, 2021 New Orleans Ah, the Beach Boys, now that was a band that was all about the summer. The line in one of their tunes, “we wish we could all be in California,” was probably talking about beaches and girls, but it popped into my head as I read about a proposal …