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".
Little Rock Many of us are amazed and disgusted with the relentless attack of the Trump administration over its first six months. The devastation would be a longer list than any of us have time to make. The whole enterprise seems grossly illegal. It also just seems completely crazy. Here’s the problem: crazy is …
New Orleans The headlines say that major crime is decreasing throughout the United States and its cities. Crime still has some salience as a political issue, especially promoted by anti-urban, blue-city pundits and politicians on the right. Maybe it’s even true, but it’s hard to say. The FBI reports significant declines. The esteemed, …
New Orleans Frequently, we bat around the terms “chilling” and “prior restraint,” when observing actions by governments, corporations, the super rich and others attempting to bully their way forward, suppress speech, or intimidate resistance. We trumpet from the roof beams the need to resist, stand up, protect our values, save democracy, and whatever, …