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 A political science professor at NYU, Adam Przeworski, has a disturbing theory about democracies, their stability, and their sustainability, which has gained increasing prominence. If he’s right, and there’s a lot of evidence that he’s got a point, even if he’s a bit off the mark, then none of us can …
Pearl River Ok, I will make an exception and read a column about door knocking. In ACORN organizing, if there were a list of ten commandments, one of them near the top of the list would be “thou must door knock!” It works. It’s still the best of all political tools. And, as Jonathan Alter …
Pearl River Nonprofit organizations, particularly those that are privileged with a tax-exempt status, accept those benefits with the commitment that they will act in all ways as educational and charitable enterprises benefiting the community and the constituencies that are their mission. This sector is broad and covers small civics, grassroots community organizations, and huge universities, …