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 After several cups of coffee and a quick breakfast, our crew jumped in a car early on Christmas morning to navigate our way to the Baru peninsula, jutting out from Cartagena into the Caribbean Sea. We knew it would take us more than an hour, but we were hoping with an early start, …
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 …