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 President Obama has asked for $4 billion to secure the border, speed up deportation hearings, and house some of the more than 50,000 children that have crossed the border from Mexico to the United States having survived a journey on “The Beast,” as the train from Central America is called. The Republicans are …
New Orleans We are at the time of year when a lot of people try to unleash their purse strings or get right for the taxman and make some donations here and there to what NFL and Hollywood agents call “their favorite charities.” There are special sections in the big newspapers suggesting that a whole …
New Orleans I was dragging wagon this morning. Eight days on the road, driving through Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana to visit all six of the Local 100 and KABF/FM 88.3, as well as side trips through Austin and then Fayetteville in the GWA (Greater Walmart Area) was actually a fascinating and fun experience, although as …