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 First, a Zoom call ended with some “good news” – James O’Keefe was arrested in Minnesota on felony charges connected with election fraud. A Minneapolis friend and comrade sent a message crowing that “his bull-stuff doesn’t play in Minnesota.” Messages on Facebook trumpeted the same news. Today’s report was going to …
Marble Falls There aren’t many community organizers that haven’t had to organize a petition drive. Increasingly, the same can also be said about some union organizers as well as almost anyone trying to step on the first couple of rungs on the ladder of social change. With Arkansas Grassroots United, we have a …
Marble Falls Your faithful correspondent has once again saddled up for a talking head session, also called by some a “webinar”. This time SciLine offered one on election protection at the polling place. Normally, this would be a snooze, but in the US, and likely too many other countries, with the midterms days away …