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".
Pearl River A key component in ACORN’s family of organizations is the Affiliated Media Foundation Movement (AM/FM), which helps manage some radio stations, assists communities in applying for full-power and low-power noncommercial stations, and provides content to those same stations. In talking to applicants for 100-watt low-power stations about construction costs, some are …
Pearl River Right this minute, I’m writing under an air conditioning vent with a general fan moving the air along as well. I just bade the repair man adieu minutes ago after having waited for him the last 24-hours. The problem was simple. A power surge had fried a fuse at the unit. For …
New Orleans I can remember from my youth, living in various communities in the West, as well as in Kentucky and New Orleans, when it was not uncommon to hear a siren go off at noon. It wasn’t a warning, but a notice. Was it a reminder to eat lunch, take a break, …