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 There’s no question that Trump and his administration, virtually from the top much of the way down just do not like protest or protestors. The whole gang and their larger tribe from Congress to statehouses are lightning quick to label the least resistance as domestic terrorism, deep conspiracy, or Trump’s personal …
New Orleans In the United States there are many laws about not using military forces in domestic matters. The contentious efforts by the Trump administration to mobilize the National Guard, bypassing the legal authority of state governors, to target alleged increases in crime in largely blue, Democrat-controlled cities and states, like Chicago and …
Toronto As luck would have it, I had come to Toronto for the regular spring meeting of ACORN Canada’s lead and head organizers from around the country almost immediately after Toronto members had released their “State of Repair Report” based on a survey of tenants over progress of the RentSafe program in the city. …