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".
Paris We were on the move around the world this April Saturday, whether in countless cities across America in opposition to Trump and the many outrages of his new administration, or in other cities, like Paris, where I joined ACORN affiliate, Justice Ensemble, to protest and make demands around pesticides poisoning land and …
Lyon At the Voter Purge Project, we keep hoping secretaries of state around the United States have sort of learned their lesson. We don’t really believe that, but given how difficult it is to convince people that constant monitoring and tedious database care is essential to protect voter lists, we’re always hoping the …
Lyon I was dragging wagon arriving in Lyon, France after an overnight flight from the USA, and then a train, all adding up to more than 24 hours of travel. Going down the escalator from the train platform, there was Adrien Roux, the head organizer of ACORN’s affiliate, the Alliance Citoyenne, now renamed Justice …