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 You don’t hear the word “usury” bandied about much these days, although it is part of everyday life for many of us. Simply put, usury is little more than predatory interest rates. Politicians from the president on down are talking about interest rates these days. Trump is employing extreme, extralegal measures …
New Orleans Globally, more than 30 cities participated in ACORN’s Beat the Heat Day this summer. Thermometers are clear, regardless of climate naysayers, it’s hotter outside than it has ever been. Tenants need protection and many have joined ACORN campaigns in various countries like Canada and France to demand retrofits to deal with …
Oostende, Belgium We took a train to something that our colleagues described to us as an annual political festival. Once we were at the train station, it only took about 75 minutes to get to Oostende from Brussels. We had left in sunny weather, but once past Burges, not far away, we could see the …