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".
San Angel We were lucky two months ago when two delegates from one of ACORN’s newest affiliates, only a year-old, had obtained visas to attend our annual organizers and leaders meeting in Brussels. The Palestinian Solidarity Coordinating Committee (PSCC) works in five communities on the West Bank. Given Israel’s tight control, getting a visa …
San Angel Karl Marx has been famously quoted as referring to religion as the opiate of the masses. His point being that religion, offering a future, better life in the by and by, narcotized people to endure the difficulty of their lives and work, rather than rising to demand change in the here and …
San Angel Before the election in 2024, the normally moderate to liberal Washington Post, had its editorial independence eviscerated when its owner, Amazon-billionaire Jeff Bezos, blocked their endorsement of Harris and mandated the editorial policy move towards business and the right. Regular readers might still find hope in the general willingness of the editorial …