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 25, 2021 Pearl River The Texas Highway Department is changing all of the signs on state highways. They used to say, “Don’t Mess with Texas”, appealing to drivers not to litter. The new signs are going to say, “Texas is a Mess!” in order to let people know about the Republican-led legislative attack on …
New Orleans In a piece about the feinting being done by billionaire NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Matt Bai in the New York Times correctly pointed out that not only money but “ballot access” was a huge impediment to alternative political parties and candidacies. A throwaway comment though got me thinking when he mentioned that qualifying …