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 I’m no fan of Apple, nor was I a Steve Jobs fan. I would say the same for Amazon and Jeff Bezos. On the other hand, Bezos ex-wife, Mackenzie Scott, upon becoming a many-billions divorcee, has set a new path in philanthropy. Jobs widow, Laurene Powell Jobs, may be doing the …
Pearl River The impact of the extralegal blitzkrieg on federal funding and governmental programs by Trump and Musk has been devastating in the US and abroad. In the US, we still have the opportunity to resist and express solidarity and empathy for the pain of others, but that’s a privilege that many will not …
New Orleans A friend and comrade shared an email with me last week on the advice from philanthropic foundations for nonprofits in the wake of the across-the-board attacks and funding freezes announced by Trump for the federal government. The headline condensed the painful truth in a nutshell, blaring that “Foundations Turn Mostly Speechless …