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 The Trump meltdown is going from the dangerous to the ridiculous to the absurd now, and then back again to the dangerous. Everyone knows Trump has lost, but the foot dragging of sycophants fearful of tweeting reprisals continues to attempt to try to disguise the fact that the emperor no longer has …
Greenville Georgia is now a 45-45 tie between Trump and Biden. Democrats are worried that students stuck at home won’t vote, the way they would in college. My bet on that is that students stuck at home will use any excuse, including voting, to get out of the house. Trump is screaming that the Attorney …
New Orleans We’re on the election countdown, but, frankly, that’s been the case for almost four years, so in some sense, what’s new? The polls don’t look good for the president, either nationally or in many of the battleground states. Some Republicans, like Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse are even …
New Orleans I’ll admit when I find myself agreeing, almost point by point, with Ross Douthat, the conservative columnist for the New York Times, I have to put my head in my hands for a temperature check to make sure I’m still of sound mind and body. Nonetheless, I’ll also admit that I read …
Pearl River If you run a hospital, what do you do whether it’s a pandemic or wholesale panic? Jack up the prices seems to be the answer. A report hit the news from the Rand Corporation the other day about hospital prices. On average they pile on the charges two-and-a-half times the level that …