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 Just like in a US presidential election; I found myself checking for early results before I went to sleep and scrolling at 4:30 AM to see the results to that point. It turns out that Trump does have long coattails in elections. It’s just that they may be in Canada, not …
Dallas Looking over at the television in between hockey playoff scores in Calgary before flying home in the predawn, a soundless commercial of some kind was playing. It was hard to figure out without sound, but it became clearer. The video was of three very clean-cut young people doing clean cut regular things. …
Montreal The global affordable housing crisis largely continues unchecked, with more people looking and fewer finding, as prices rise and access decreases. Developers rush to build high-end luxury properties and demand extensive incentives and subsidies for affordable complexes. dampening supply. With real estate interests often virtually owning politicians, tenants struggle to get protections. Organizing …