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".
Cartagena Who wants to talk about politics and the trials and tribulations all around us on Christmas day? I’ll read the news, but try not to drown in it. The traffic seems slim. Pelicans are flying low over the waves, hunting as usual. We’re going to celebrate by journeying to an avian sanctuary, oh …
Cartagena Book bans soared in 2024. According to the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, “more than 4,000 unique titles were challenged in public and school libraries in 2023, the most the group has recorded since it began tracking censorship efforts.” For whatever reason, conservatives have been on a tear to police …
Cartagena One of the nice things about taking a vacation, especially at the end of the year, when so many are also away from their work, so not beating down your literal or digital door, is the chance to catch up on some reading on diverse subjects. Recently, a survey indicated that adults from …