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".
April 17, 2021 Pearl River There were years when our offices were on Howard Avenue. The first one was about nine blocks from the Mississippi River in New Orleans at the edge of the Central Business District. Next, we were on Baronne Street, halfway between Canal and Howard, then we were at 401 Howard …
April 16, 2021 New Orleans I saw an interesting note recently. Massachusetts, our blue state bastion of liberalism in the usual political polarity debates, finally came on board in classifying public solicitation of funds that some call “begging,” as free speech. In December 2020, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court became the latest state …
April 15, 2021 New Orleans These days as we keep our eyes peeled at state legislative activity to suppress the vote, it’s important to remember that many state legislatures under conservative control are also still smarting with offense at the Black Lives Matter protests after the killing of George Floyd and trying to take …