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".
Marble Falls There’s a classic country and western song by David Allen Coe, “You Never Even Called Me By My Name, the Perfect Country and Western Song.” He’s riffing with a buddy about a song he wrote and claims that it was close to the perfect C&W song, but it was missing some …
Marble Falls I travel a lot and a lot of people are getting ready to travel this summer from all reports. Yeah, it might be more crowded in airports and on the highways, but, generally, travel is a good thing, opening your eyes to new experiences, other cultures, and great people, as well …
Marble Falls There are a million problems to confront when we’re dealing with climate change. Tackling the issue as a campaign, we have to sort out how to talk about it. Not long ago on Wade’s World we looked at whether or not we might be more successful making the case with less …